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Parents need a reminder that their words matter

DEAR ABBY: While shopping at the mall, I have seen too many stressed-out parents ignore or yell at their children. It certainly isn’t helpful. It isn’t how I was raised or how I raised mine. Years ago, I saw a poem in your column that addressed the ramifications of bad parenting versus good parenting. From what I’ve been seeing, you should print it again. Many parents who should read it won’t see themselves in it, but it could help the ones who do. Its message is so important. Thank you. – JANET F. IN MINNESOTA DEAR JANET: I know the poem you are referring to and I agree it sends an important message for parents. It’s one of many profound poems and essays included in my “Keepers” booklet, which was compiled because so many readers requested reprints of their favorites. Read on: CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE by Dorothy Law Nolte If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.

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Law enforcement arrested a man on Monday around 1:30 p.m. from a home on County Road, which is near the Hays County Jail and largely runs parallel to Interstate 35. City officials said the marshals requested assistance from the San Marcos Police Department, but that SMPD was not part of the investigation. The marshal service did not respond to a request for information as of the time of press. According to neighbors near the scene, law enforcement directed the individual to come out of the house without success. Law enforcement then used what the neighbors described as a concussive blast, which blew out the windows of the home, before the individual came out of the building and was arrested.
Daily Record photo by Dalton Sweat

Suspect exits home following blast used by US Marshal

Suspect exits home following blast used by US Marshal

Texas families to get tax dollars to send students to private school in proposed ‘parental rights’ bill

A sweeping education bill introduced in the Texas Senate late Friday would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools, establish new opportunities for parents to review instruction material and impose new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught in all grades.

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Top left, Gumbo cook-off contestants brought their ready-to-eat culinary creations to compete for the top prize. Top right, Gonzo’s Barbecue from Luling brought their Tex Mex and Tongue and Cheek boudin to compete in the festival cook-off. Bottom left, Joe Nick Patoski in the back seat and Kevin Russell riding shotgun take the Backbone Tavern’s pink Cadillac to the dance hall for the opening ceremony of Sunday’s Boudin and Gumbo Festival. Bottom right, Patoski, a celebrity judge and Wimberley local, presides over the gumbo portion of the cooking competition.
Photos by Jason and Celeste Cook

Devil's Backbone Boudin and Gumbo Cookoff

Ranch to Market Road 32 dips out of the Blanco River Valley and climbs the peak of Texas Hill County. Its serpentine crawl across the top of the hills gives it the appearance that the crooked backbone of the Devil is pushing up from beneath. It is normally a calm drive to stop and look over the edge of the hills and admire the valley below. But on Sunday, cars draped the edges of the roadway as overflow parking overfilled with hundreds of wanna-be Cajuns – and perhaps a few authentic ones ‑ who joining the stampede to Devil's Backbone Tavern for the Boudin and Gumbo cookoff.

BECOMING A CITIZEN

Above, in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom, 348 new citizen petitioners listen to a keynote speech by Texas State’s Dr. Andrew Ojede, associate professor of finance and economics. Below, Ojede was keynote speaker at the 5th Annual Naturalization Ceremony.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet

BECOMING A CITIZEN
BECOMING A CITIZEN
BECOMING A CITIZEN

President Kelly Damphousse welcomes candidates and guests to the 5th Annual Naturalization Ceremony at Texas State University on Friday. Damphousse came from Canada and later became a U.S. citizen. Below, Ann Nguyen, of Vietnam, and a nail saloon specialist, became a new citizen Friday.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet

BECOMING A CITIZEN

Above, U.S. District Judge Robert L. Pitman heard the oaths of new citizen petitioners during the ceremony. Below, new citizens say the Pledge of Allegiance including Abed Yaghi (far right) of Georgetown, formerly of Jordan.
Daily Record photo by Barbara Audet

BECOMING A CITIZEN

BECOMING A CITIZEN

Representing dozens of countries, their hearts and minds now aimed in a new direction, hundreds raised their hands together as one, to take the oath of citizenship at the 5th Annual Naturalization Ceremony at Texas State University this week.

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