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Q: My aged mother still lives independently in her own home, but it’s becoming clear that my siblings and I are going to have to step in soon to help her handle her finances and other business matters. Do you have any advice for preparing for what’s to come?

When it comes to this month’s lifeskills, relationships and core values, look around you. How does your family, community, even systems and institutions support your core values?

It was my privilege as a retired museum professional to take part in feasibility discussions, exploring the potential of refurbishing the affectionately referred to Old Jailhouse. Those participating were given a tour that included time in the second-floor cells. At that moment, I recalled conversations regarding literature created by the incarcerated.

It was quite the scene and atmosphere last Saturday morning at The Bevy here in Boerne, if I say so myself.

One issue that differentiates Republicans and Democrats as we enter the midterm election season is crime. Today, we will analyze the different approaches of the two parties toward crime and its impact on our citizens.

Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013.

During your working years, you’ve probably met the costs of living through your salary. But once you retire, where will the money come from? Is there a way to give yourself a “paycheck” for retirement?

Three students at Boerne and Champion high schools have been named to the 2022 All-State Band. Boerne’s Savanna Strause (saxophone) and Connor West (trombone) were selected to the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) All-State squad while Champion’s Ethan Ratliff (right) earned a spot on the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Band. This is the second year in a row that Ratliff has been named All-State. Becoming an allstate band member is one of the highest achievements an individual band student can earn, and less than 0.5 percent of all participants can earn the honor.

Several dozen school districts across the state were forced to close last week because of the omicron variant of COVID-19, sending home students, staff and teachers. Most school districts planned to reopen on Tuesday following the MLK holiday.

Q: My father treated me horribly when I was a child, so my relationship with him was strained and distant until the day he died. I never worked things out with him in person, and now I’m struggling with feelings of bitterness, anger and even a little guilt. How can I get past this?

There has been some progress on parkland acquisition for Kendall County.

For most of our library users, their first introduction to the books and resources we offer is our library catalog page. Whether you are in the library or at home, a search for items is just an easy click away once you reach the site (at www.boernelibrary.org; then click on browse catalog link).