http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_320211418.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_320211418.html No need to mention that with the current economic problems, some of the prices which were much higher than last year just a short time ago are falling pretty fast. One example might be at the gasoline station. Another might be on all the Christmas sales already taking place... 50% off many items even weeks before Thanksgiving. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_320211313.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_320211313.html With all the things going on in the world today I think we probably need to take a smile break. First, though, I have to start out with some sad news. Roland Lawrence LaPrise, age 91, passed away last week. Larry, as he was called is best known as the author of the Hokey Pokey. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:04:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_320210700.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_320210700.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:01:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313145938.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313145938.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313145846.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313145846.html The elections are now behind us. Hays County stepped up to the plate and gave a strong endorsement to its elected leadership as well as supported a much needed road bond package that will begin the process of building much needed infrastructure for our future. Congratulations to all who worked hard in order for these successes to take place. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313145152.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313145152.html This weekend we stand between two special events. We elected a new president and we will celebrate Veteran's Day 2008. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:44:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313143233.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_313143233.html As mentioned in last week’s column, the price paid for recycled iron and steel is going down. With the economic slowdown our country and the world is experiencing, iron and steel aren’t the only recycled material going down. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_306155636.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_306155636.html A recent article in the Recycling Today e-newsletter was interesting to us in that in England, through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), they are striving to reduce the amount the construction industry sends to the landfill in half by 2012. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:45:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_306154604.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_306154604.html The year I was born, Franklin Roosevelt became the president of the United States, He was a Democrat and Texas was a solid Democratic state. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_306154101.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_306154101.html “Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.” William E. Simon Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_299141529.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_299141529.html If you had scrap metal (primarily iron and steel) to recycle recently and didn’t take advantage of the higher prices being paid or it a short time ago, the price of it is now going down. (Probably part of the economic down-turn world-wide.) Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:09:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_299140911.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_299140911.html With all the gloom and doom in the news today, it could be very easy for us to get caught up in a “woe is me” mentality. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:06:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_299140723.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_299140723.html Happy Birthday, Martindale First Baptist Church. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_292145140.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_292145140.html October twentieth through twenty-fourth is Chamber of Commerce Week in Texas. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_292144959.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/column/local_story_292144959.html How would you like to receive points for recycling that you could redeem at local stores (a little like the frequent-flier program)? A recent article in the Newsweek magazine (Oct. 6) explained this program called RecycleBank.