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2 months ago | 
herald-zeitung.com | Jim Sohan |New Braunfels
The first thing that came to my mind when I finished reading Ron Frisk’s opinion piece, “The continuing assault on truth,” was the old saying beware of those bringing gifts. As is the usual case with Ron and others, he writes a very polished piece with just enough facts to make you think he’s on the up and up, but alas, that again is not the truth. Unless Ron has changed his stripes, he’s still a Trump supporter.
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2 months ago | 
herald-zeitung.com | Victoria Locke |New Braunfels
Early in January, President Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act, which increases Social Security benefits for firefighters, cops, teachers, and other public employees in every community in the US, including New Braunfels and Comal County. This act abolishes the pension offset for public employees and passed in both the US House and Senate with bipartisan support.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
herald-zeitung.com | Jim Sohan |New Braunfels
I find the despair since Donald Trump re-election unpalatable. People are genuinely scared about what the next four years might entail. Some are even afraid for their lives. What I want to say to people is similar to what I’ve said to many young officers, NCOs and Airmen who I had the privilege of mentoring during my 26-year Air Force career. My message was basically, your boss may be incompetent, he or she may not care for the people who are assigned under them, and may even treat them terribly.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
herald-zeitung.com | Harvey H. Wetz |New Braunfels
On Jan. 29, 1886, Karl Benz received the patent # 37435. In the fall of 1885, the world’s first water-cooled gasoline engine automobile (horseless carriage) rolled down the streets in Mannheim, Germany. An effective gasoline motor engine, a four-stroke internal combustion engine, the first engine to efficiently burn fuel directly in a piston chamber was invented by Nikolaus August Otto in 1876 in Germany. Benz developed his own design.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
herald-zeitung.com | New Braunfels |Jonathan Gulick
The Texas Water Company will be submitting its triennial Water Availability Report to the Comal County Commissioners Court in 2025. In reading the 2022 report and appendices, I concluded it did not take into account drought conditions, the impact drought has on water availability and a growing county population. These are critical aspects that need to be taken into consideration for the 2025 report.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
herald-zeitung.com | Harvey H. Wetz |New Braunfels
The origin of the Christmas tree began, as the story goes, in 1536 by the German Protestant Reformation founder Martin Luther. Walking through a pine forest near his home in Wittenberg, he saw stars twinkling among the branches of the trees. He set up a candle-lit fir tree in his home to remind his children of the starry heavens from whence their Savior came. The Christmas tree was brought to England in 1800 by Queen Charlotte, the German born wife of George III.
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
herald-zeitung.com | Gale Young |New Braunfels
Can someone please tell me why we are allowing more hotels, apartments and homes to be built all over New Braunfels? Homeowners like myself can’t water our lawns to conserve water and yet all above are being allowed. Makes no sense — come on. City manager and City Council use your heads and think ahead. Also more and more people — more traffic jams. Canyon Lake is going down fast. Where will we be able to get water? Stop and think please.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
herald-zeitung.com | Bobby Jenkins |New Braunfels
I will never understand women. We have had 46 male presidents in a row and have now elected a 47th. Women voters had a choice between Nikki Hailey and a 78-year-old man and they chose Trump. They then chose Trump over Harris. The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920, over a hundred years ago. I ask the question ladies, are men predestined to dominate you forever? For my granddaughter’s sake, I pray not.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
herald-zeitung.com | New Braunfels |Sally McCracken
When considering Abbott’s universal voucher plan, an online search of credible sources including Forbes, Stanford University, TASB and ProPublica provided important facts. Abbott’s plan is similar to Arizona’s current universal ESA voucher program where families already using private schools are the most likely group to use vouchers. According to Forbes, when vouchers were introduced 71.2% of Arizona’s new enrollees had not previously attended public schools.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
herald-zeitung.com | Carl Eric Scott |New Braunfels
My family and I have been going to various restaurants and to Wurstfest for years. Unfortunately, we frequently don’t enjoy the experience because of the high sound level in most restaurants. We went into Wursthalle to enjoy some food and German music, but were met with most deafening sound. Even outside near the Grosse Zelt the sound level was above what hearing professionals would recommend. It isn’t necessary to amplify music so much to be heard and enjoyable.
