By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER   That phrase has been used by frustrated mothers for decades, most often when their children are acting like hooligans and causing something to be broken, ruined or otherwise rendered useless. Unfortunately, it also slips out of the mouths of community news editors when they see grown adults acting like hooligans, […]

To the Editor: It was with interest that I read your column last Thursday when you, like the rest of us, were dismayed over the destruction of the community businesses by violent protestors in Ferguson.  You went on to say that you could not see that happening in Lockhart where we “value fairness” and “respect […]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER   While I was watching the news on Monday evening, I found myself once again grateful to live in the type of community that I do. I think that everyone in the country knew, and has known for weeks, that there was going to be violence in Ferguson, Mo., when the […]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER The interesting thing about watching politics in this community is being there to watch the conversations. Sometimes, more often than not, the conversations are discussions that are well worth having. Sadly, sometimes though, the conversations have been hashed over so many times they are over before they start – sometimes, people […]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER   Thanks to the heartbreaking story of Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old Oregon woman who chose to end her own life, rather than face the crippling effects of an aggressive brain tumor, I’ve been thinking quite a bit here lately about the “right to die” movement. Maynard, who was told last April […]

To the Editor: Thanks once again to the citizens of Lockhart, Luling, and surrounding communities who turned out in force to support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity, and for donating their gently-used, new or nearly-new  treasures to be sold at the Second Annual Garage Sale. In spite of a heavy downpour at around 9 a.m. the day of the sale, people put […]

 By Clint Mohle SPECIAL TO THE POST-REGISTER   The 2014 “Coats for Kids” drive has begun. The First Christian Church with help from businesses and individuals from the community make giving coats to needy children and people possible. The day of distribution is going to be Saturday Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. until noon or […]

By Holly Blume Gillar SPECIAL TO THE POST-REGISTER   Victims of domestic violence may not be aware of their own situation. Victims of domestic violence may be aware of what’s happening to them, but may not know what to do about it. Victims of domestic violence who choose to leave and get help may not […]

To the Editor: First of all, I’d like to start by thanking you for publishing the series profiling Domestic Violence Awareness in your recent editions. It is of utmost importance to bring public attention to this important issue and we appreciate the focus for your local readers. We would also like your readers to know […]

By Robert M. Williams, Jr. Special to the POST-REGISTER   Most of us would put family at, or near, the top of such a list. Friends would be there. So would our jobs or businesses, our livelihoods. Our homes. Maybe our pets. Our hobbies and pastimes. Add in those around us: Neighbors, the community, etc. […]