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Dear Abby

Once-supportive wife becomes abusive drinker

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 28 years. Last year I was diagnosed with cancer. It was discovered because of a seizure I had at work. They put me in an ambulance, took me to the hospital and did a CT scan, which revealed my stage-4 cancer. Prior to this, my wife didn’t work, while I had a well-paying job. This instantly reversed for obvious reasons.

Time to register for Bobcat Prowl 5K

Area runners – and walkers – it’s time to sign up for the fourth Bobcat Prowl to be held on Saturday, April 6, in west San Marcos. The Prowl begins at 115 Country Estates Drive, near the Country Estates swimming pool. The 8 a.m. event is a fundraiser for scholarships given annually by the Retired Faculty and Staff Association of Texas State University.

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M. RAY PERRYMAN THE ECONOMIST

ECONOMIST: A look back four years later

Unlike most weeks in my frenetic schedule of projects, deadlines, speeches, and meetings, I remember that one well – Monday speech in Lubbock; flight to Dallas for afternoon meeting; all-day testimony in Dallas on Tuesday; Wednesday meeting in DC; Longview speech on Thursday; late afternoon flight for reception at our home. That was a pretty typical week, but it was followed by a year of being almost constantly at home with virtual work and all of the analysis, task forces, and other factors which accompany game-changing events. It was quite an adjustment from normally being on the road 250-300 days per year.

Federal Reserve still foresees 3 rate cuts this year but envisions higher rates in future

Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024 despite signs that inflation stayed surprisingly high at the start of the year. Yet they foresee fewer rate cuts in 2025, and they slightly raised their inflation forecasts.

New Supermercado opens doors to line of customers
New Supermercado opens doors to line of customers

Top, the first 400 customers in line at the grand opening of Poco Loco Supermercado San Marcos received a $25 gift card. Above, Poco Loco supervisor Julian Sahagun (center) smashes a coconut at the store’s entry during the grand opening Friday with vice president Carlos Gomez cheering on (far left). The gesture is done for good luck at the opening of every Poco Loco opening.
Photo by Jessica L. James

New Supermercado opens doors to line of customers

Maria Martinez, 75, of Maxwell, purchases pork chops Friday at Poco Loco’s 90-foot long carnicería, which offers over 20 kinds of meat.
Photo by Jessica L. James

New Supermercado opens doors to line of customers

Poco Loco Supermercado employee Claudia Naves frosts a cake Friday morning at the store ‘s San Marcos grand opening.
Photo by Jessica L. James

New Supermercado opens doors to line of customers

At Poco Loco Supermercado, cracking a coconut at the store’s entry is a gesture of good fortune that commences the opening of each new location. And for owners, sharing the fruits of their success was on full display Friday at the store’s grand opening in San Marcos.

Designs shared for future Mendez Elementary

Renderings created by the Perkins & Will architectural firm showing the possible future look of Mendez Elementary were released at Monday night’s San Marcos School Board as part of an update to the bond that was passed in 2023.
Rendering courtesy of Perkins & Will architectural firm

Designs shared for future Mendez Elementary

This image was one of the three most liked renderings from a visioning session helping guide the design firm’s interior plans.
Renderings courtesy of Perkins & Will architectural firm

Designs shared for future Mendez Elementary

This image was one of the three most liked renderings from a visioning session helping guide the design firm’s interior plans.

Designs shared for future Mendez Elementary

An exterior rendering of the library from public courtyard.

Designs shared for future Mendez Elementary

An exterior rendering of the Science section from the Academic Courtyard.

Designs shared for future Mendez Elementary

An interior rendering of a potential classroom.

Designs shared for future Mendez Elementary

The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees heard a presentation on the schematic design for the new Mendez Elementary School at the regularly scheduled meeting Monday. This is funded by the voter approved proposition B from 2023, which was a $147,725,645 bond that is meant to pay for updates to all 12 campuses including a replacement campus for Mendez Elementary School.

Chad Thevenot

Chad Thevenot

University of Austin VP to speak at Rotary Club

Chad Thevenot, Senior VP for Advancement at the University of Austin (UATX), a new university will speak with the Rotary Club of San Marcos this Wednesday at Texas Roadhouse from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in San Marcos. Thevenot has served on UATX’s leadership team since the university’s founding in July 2021. Prior to UATX, Chad served as the executive director of the Institute for Humane Studies, a national educational nonprofit located in Washington, D.C. Chad will discuss how UATX is addressing the current challenges on college campuses across the U.S. through their three core principles: (1) an unwavering commitment to freedom of inquiry and intellectual pluralism, (2) a novel financial model that limits administrative bloat and unnecessary amenities, and (3) an innovative curriculum that is a unique blend of tradition and innovation.

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Dannie McCallum

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During her time in Texas State Theatre, McCallum (upper left) was a cast member in the Texas State production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” under the direction of Professor Emeritus Chuck Ney. Scenic and costume design by Michelle Ney.
Image courtesy of Texas State Theatre & Dance

From TXST to MARVEL and back

Texas State alumna Dannie McCallum returns from the Marvel Universe for a Q&A

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