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You might enjoy owning your home – but the mortgage? Not so much. In fact, you might want to do everything you can to pay it off as quickly as possible. But is that always the best strategy?

It’s just around the corner, the best day of the entire summer: July 4! So, mark your calendars and plan to spend the day in Comfort – literally in “comfort!”

Everyone has a great story – where you came from, what has happened to you. Your experiences and those of your family tell an amazing story that is yours alone.

State Comptroller Glenn Hegar last week released his agency’s plan to support the expansion of broadband internet access to areas with limited or no access. Hegar and his agency’s Broadband Development Office received feedback through a series of town halls, virtual discussions and more than 16,000 responses to a survey.

Q: Our family loves playing sports so being limited the past couple of years has been tough. Our 8-year-old twins are finally starting league soccer this summer. My husband and I were both college athletes and we’re ultra-competitive, so we want to ensure that we maintain a healthy perspective. Do you have any advice?

Editor’s note: The following are spiritual poems written by local resident Jim “Pops” Talerico, a member of nineteen:10 Church in Boerne.

The Cibolo Center for Conservation is a long-time Boerne establishment providing numerous opportunities for nature exploration and education on preserving natural resources. For more than 34 years, you’ve seen us grow from a group of friends cleaning up the creek to a fully functioning center for conservation.

The Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department conducted its annual Junior Police Academy last week as 40 youngsters went through the program and learned about various law enforcement policies and procedures as well as the basic functions of a working police department. Attendees also had the opportunity to practice what they learned through various exercises during the week. One of the students who graduated from the academy last week was Charlotte Stroup, the daughter of Fair Oaks Ranch City Councilmember Emily Stroup. Star photo by Keith E. Domke