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NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” hasn’t cracked a Joe Biden joke since April 15, when cast member Michael Che quipped, “President Biden has tried to downplay the recent leak of classified U.S. documents that were posted on social media, because when you’re over 80 a couple of leaks are nothing to be embarrassed about.”

Texas State University has named Harold Strong executive director of the Science, Technology and Advanced Research Park. Strong assumes his duties Sept. 18.

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Several years ago, a small group of San Marcans got together and came up with an idea to form a radio station to serve the needs of the community.

San Marcos celebrates Homecoming

Several reports have stated that people in the United States are 77% overweight and obese with the larger percentage in the obese category. Trying to find a reason for this increase in weight is debated between the advances in technology that reduce the amount of work needed for a job versus food portions that are much larger now. Between eating more food and moving less it is inevitable that a person will gain weight. Secretaries in early days had what is called a ‘manual typewriter’ that required some effort to push the keys down. When ‘electric typewriters’ came into the job the secretaries gained 10 pounds. The difference in the pushing down the keys on the typewriter was enough to cause an increase in weight. The television commercial that had the woman looking at her hamburger and exclaiming, “Where’s the beef?” has food companies providing larger hamburgers. Why get a single patty burger when for a few cents more the person can get a double, or triple, meat patty? And now with computer technology the energy required to write a letter or a report is even less.

Texas State opened up the Jayhawk Invitational in thrilling fashion as the Bobcats defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats in a five set thriller: 3-2 (3028, 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 15-12).

San Marcos fell 31-24 to Laredo Alexander in a back and forth affair that included five lead changes and multiple turnovers throughout the game. Alexander overcame the Rattlers, erasing a 13-point deficit in the second half.

San Marcos High School’s Chamber Orchestra has been selected to perform in the 2024 Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Invitational.

The Rotary Club of San Marcos needs 150 volunteers to help pack 15,000 food packages, each of which serves six people, for a total of 90,000 meals. The event will be held on World Food Day, Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon at the First Lutheran Church on Holland Street in San Marcos. It is a partnership between Rotary and the international nonprofit Rise Against Hunger. In prior years, meals were delivered to famine-stricken Burundi, Africa and Haiti. Rotary members are also collecting nonperishable food and cash donations for the Hays County Food Bank and School Fuel.

Forensic Anthropology Research Farm continues to provide necessary knowledge to wide group of organizations

Beginning on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 9 p.m., southbound I-35 at SH 123 alternating lanes will be closed as traffic shifts east to the northbound side as crews prepare to demolish and reconstruct the southbound I-35 bridge. The new traffic configuration will be in place by Monday, Sept. 18 at 5 a.m.