Archive - Feb 2013

Date

February 28th

Cartoon for Feb. 28, 2013

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm

Stop thrashing around in the political weeds

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
By
Michael Reagan

America's got some serious problems to solve.
Our Obama Economy is still stuck in a ditch by the side of the road.
Our campaigner in chief is running around the country pushing for higher taxes and no spending cuts and crying, "The federal sky will fall!" if Congress doesn't stop the puny 10 percent sequester from happening.
In Washington the incompetents and cowards in Congress can't get our fiscal house in order, and they're too stupid or self-serving to realize they are wrecking the greatest economic machine humans have ever created.


Here’s the ‘scoop’

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
By
Joe Gandelman

FORT STOCKTON, Texas — The journalistic cliche is that someone comes running into a newsroom, shouting: "I've got a story that'll bust this town wide open!" So stop the presses; re-do the front page. But in these days of the Internet, you don't stop the presses. You merely write it ASAP and hit the "publish" button.


City building permits rebound

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
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By David Short - Staff Reporter

A good sign the economy may be rebounding in San Marcos came with the issuance of $24,102,228 in permits by the city during January, a nearly six-fold increase over December’s $4,430,532 in permits. The total number of permits issued in January was 150 compared to 109 in December.

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Lend a hand this Saturday in Great Texas River Clean-up

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
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By ANITA MILLER - News Editor

Only the old pecan trees are holding out; everywhere else, it appears, vegetation is budding out and spring has already arrived. With it comes the annual opportunity for local residents who love the river to prove it.

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SMCISD: Friday is deadline for May elections

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
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By David Short - Staff Reporter

The deadline to file for one of two trustee seats in this year’s San Marcos CISD board election is fast approaching and so far has drawn limited interest among potential candidates.

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New website touts river, parks rules

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
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By David Short - Staff Reporter

The San Marcos Convention and Visitor Bureau unveiled a new website and campaign aimed specifically at informing visitors about the new park and river rules that went into effect Jan. 1.

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‘Road rage’ incident lands a local man behind bars

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
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From Staff Reports

A 41-year-old San Marcos man remained in jail Wednesday after his arrest Tuesday on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Miller band honors

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm

Thirteen members of the San Marcos CISD Miller Middle School Band have been named to the 2012-2013 Comal Honor Band through a challenging solo competition with other middle school band students from the Comal ISD. This is the first year that students from San Marcos CISD have been invited to participate in the competition. Shane Rowe was named First Chair in Tuba.


Burn ban is back again

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00pm
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From Staff Reports

On the heels of a Red Flag Warning day when wind gusts approached 50 miles per hour and firefighters battled more than a dozen wildfires, it was a given that Hays County Commissioners would reinstate a ban on outdoor burning — and they did.

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