Thoughts on the 2026 State of the Union Speech By David Reel
On February 26, 2026, President Trump delivered his State of the Union (SOTU) speech before a joint session of Congress. In doing so, Trump fulfilled the requirement in Article II, Section 3, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution – “the President shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of […]
Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the Photo!
Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in photo #1? The answer to last week’s mystery is the stonefly, order Plecoptera, pictured in photo #2. The stonefly, order Plecoptera, sometimes called a winter stonefly or snowfly, is a small but remarkable insect most often noticed in late Winter and early Spring. The […]
Large-Scale Building Upgrades Come to Cannon Street Address By Lisa J. Gotto
Ever since the multi-use, multi-unit building at 329 Cannon Street was bought by Tom and Betty Dietz in 2023, it has been a regular bustling hive of activity with a series of small businesses and creative enterprises taking shape under its roof over the last three years. Most recently, the Dietz’s had rented out a […]
A Conversation in San Antonio — Reflections on the Mandaeans By Edward Plaisance
I had one of those unexpectedly meaningful encounters this week. My girlfriend and I were at Methodist Hospital. While I was with the doctor, she went downstairs for peanuts and came back saying, “There’s an Iranian lady in a café downstairs — let’s go.” By the time we got there, the woman had stepped out, […]
Seventy By Katherine Emery General
At the end of March, I will turn seventy. When I turned fifty, it felt like standing at a summit. Fifty was bold. It was celebratory. My husband (whose birthday is the day before mine) and I marked it with a trip to Europe, full of walking, shopping, discovery, and possibility. Sixty arrived differently. There […]