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New beginnings are underway in Bandera in more ways than one.
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June 26, 1951 — Nov. 14, 2023. Randle Lee “Randy” Alanis passed from this life Nov. 14, at the age of 72, after a lengthy battle with heart disease. The fourth of five sons born to Dan C. Alanis, Jr. and Frances Polvogt Alanis, Randy grew up in and later raised his own family in the town he loved, Bandera. Playing football for the Bandera Bulldogs in the late 1960’s, Randy graduated with Bandera’s Class of 1970. After graduation, he married Bandera local Jeannie Ullrich and started a family.
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April 10, 1966 — Nov. 13, 2023. Kimberly Mansell Laine, aged 57, of San Antonio, passed away on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Born on April 10, 1966, in Bangor, ME, Kimberly was the daughter of the late Robert Mansell and Carrol Moores Mansell. Kimberly’s journey in life led her to marry the love of her life, Marc Laine, on June 25, 2005, in Austin. Together, they built a life filled with love and companionship.
Read moreI can’t imagine the complexities of running a newspaper in the digital age, and as an old schooler who loves his flip phone and doesn't have a Netflix account, I am grateful to live in a county where I can pick up a physical copy of the newspaper.
Read moreWhat is happening to America, known since its founding as “The Shining City On A Hill,” a term derived from Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, making this country a model of Christian charity, a beacon of hope for the world and a place where all could be free?
Read moreYoung voters were one of the core coalitions that installed President Biden in the White House, supporting him by a twenty-four-point margin in 2020. Peering deeper into the data, young voters have been slowly drifting away from Democrats in each election since 2012. That drift has rapidly accelerated in the past three years as economic issues have become paramount for young adults. New polling suggests Biden is on track to lose double-digits with voters under thirty compared to the 2020 election, and economic issues are at the center of the problem.
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