Like drops in the bucket
Kenneth Harris holds onto his new rainwater filtering barrel Saturday as Ray Laxson, left, with the master naturalist group, installs a spout that Harris will use to water his plants.

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Learning culture by the handful
For the teachers and students at Seele Elementary School in New Braunfels, education is more than writing and arithmetic. It’s also about community.

Amber Alert issued after girl abducted
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to search for 6-year-old Jewel Noel Klein after issuing an Amber Alert.

Here comes Weihnachstmarkt
The holidays are almost upon us, and the Sophienburg Museum is busy setting up for the unofficial kickoff to the season.

NB Police will target worst speeding areas
The New Braunfels Police Department announced Wednesday that it plans to target some of the worst areas in the city for speeders.

Iowa runaway found in New Braunfels
The New Braunfels Police Department found a 16-year-old boy far from his Des Moines, Iowa, home Tuesday.

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Editorials

Your help needed
Thanksgiving is one week away, and community leaders across the nation and closer to home are worried about the welfare of our least fortunate.

Head for the Hills
Every day, it seems, the news out of Wall Street and Washington is nothing but horrific.

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Sports

Unicorns soar in season opener
New Braunfels stays solid on defense against Wildcats

East Central squeaks by Smithson Valley
Area hoops: Unicorns girls roll over Lanier; Fox Tech-Canyon game canceled; Canyon boys win season opener; Smithson Valley boys drop season opener

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Life

A mother's love
From the first moment of life, children never stop changing, but the unconditional love of a mother never changes no matter the stage of life.

Homeless but not hopeless
He doesn’t live under a bridge or panhandle underneath a traffic light, but Lupe Machuca, a New Braunfels native, is homeless.

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