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

Risk is a normal part of investing. If you didn’t take on any risk, you wouldn’t have the potential to achieve higher returns. But how much risk should you accept?

The Hill Country Cattlewomen conducted its final monthly meeting of the summer at the Doss General Store and Café.

Find that signature painting – the one that starts the conversation – by enjoying a cup of coffee while taking in the calming abstract images of Paula Lay inside at The Dienger Trading Company in Boerne or by visiting Helotes Art Gallery and Bob Lombardi’s body of abstract impressionistic works.

As we cross the halfway point of July, wildfire danger continues to increase across the state. On Friday, Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters responded to 15 new wildfires that burned 651 acres. As of Sunday, there were eight active wildfires; the largest was the Nethery Road Fire in Kimble County, involving an estimated 3,500 acres. It has been 70 percent contained.

Q: My husband just received a promotion that involves a short-notice relocation to another state. I’m concerned about the impact on our kids – how can we help them adjust to the move?

Patrick Heath Public Library Director Kelly Skovbjerg celebrated her 20th anniversary with the library on Friday, July 15, and staff and city administrators joined in the celebration. Skovbjerg came to the library in 2002 as a reference librarian and became the director the following year. 

I live with an older person and am the beneficiary of hearing the same stories repeatedly. If I had a nickel for each instance I heard a story more than once, I think I’d have the national debt paid off by Christmas.