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Illusion Emerald Lace ornamental sweet potato echoes the lime green of the colorful picket fence. Photo by Norman Winter

The Garden Guy

Sun, 09/27/2020 - 12:00am

Oh, the possibilities with that Wicked Witch! Son James dazzled me again with a combination planting featuring this year’s hot new coleus ColorBlaze Wicked with coleus and Canary Wing begonia. Immediately, I noticed his carefully intentioned design of having the lime green margins of the coleus echo the golden-lime of the Canary Wing begonia.

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EXPLORING NATURE: TASTES LIKE CHICKEN

Sun, 09/27/2020 - 12:00am

I am not usually a timid, finicky eater; I do not shy away from spicy dishes and will devour menudo and raw oysters with gusto.

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A Word About Recycling with Ollie Maier

Sun, 09/27/2020 - 12:00am

Last week we started talking about a Resource Recycling newsletter article concerning a report. The report was by the nation’s largest waste and recycling hauler, the Houston-based Waste Management (WM) company. Today we will continue with it. We’ll start with the recycling of PET plastic bottles (Number 1 on the recycling symbol of chasing arrows; think soft drink bottles).

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ANSWERS TO GO with Pamela Carlile

Sun, 09/27/2020 - 12:00am

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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THE JOURNEY CONTINUES: VETERANS PATROL

Sun, 09/27/2020 - 12:00am

Column for September 27, 2020 Veterans Patrol

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Above, Sean Patrick's Irish Pub's Shepard's Pie — a delicious and perfectly seasoned mix of ground beef and vegetables topped off with mashed potatoes and cheddar cheese — served with a side salad. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Sean Patrick's

Thu, 09/24/2020 - 7:22pm

Over the years Sean Patrick’s Irish Pub has become an institution in San Marcos located on the southeast corner of the downtown square.

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The Economist: Rising Tide

Wed, 09/23/2020 - 7:06pm

The more than ten years of sustained economic expansion that preceded the pandemic, the longest period of growth in US history, brought notable progress across a broad spectrum.

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Above, a queen feeding on Mexican Flame Vine. Below, consider partnering Flame Vine with purple flowers for the maximum depth of color. Photos by Norman Winter

The Garden Guy

Sun, 09/20/2020 - 12:00am

When you hear names like Mexican Flame or Orange Glow, their titles do a good job in telling you this is a bold flower riveting in color. Considering it is a vine that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies and packs a fiery orange, it’s no wonder it’s an awardwinning plant.

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A Word About Recycling with Ollie Maier

Sun, 09/20/2020 - 12:00am

It’s always nice to read that even with a reduction of recycled materials in the commercial sector due to the virus, new recycling facilities are coming on line. These are to handle more products from back-of-house commercial and industrial settings. From a recent Resource Recycling newsletter, we learn of such a new 64,000-square-foot facility in Green Bay, Wis.

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THE JOURNEY CONTINUES: PAUL BUNTYN, PASTOR EMERITUS OF ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sun, 09/20/2020 - 12:00am

This week is the fifth article about growing up Black in America: “I (we) attended an elementary school in Harlem on the next block over, 113th Street, because I lived on 114th Street, which was tagged in the New York Post as the ‘Dirtiest and most dangerous block in America’” (published in 1961-62 as I recall). I first read the article when I was a sophomore at Aviation High School; and it was kinda embarrassing because many of the white students knew I lived around that neighborhood.