New Braunfels

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Making a Big Splash! This small German-heritage community on the Comal River has a large water park and a big future. Lately, San Antonio’s neighboring city of New Braunfels is making a big splash on the local scene — and not only because it’s home to Schlitterbahn Water Park, Wurstfest and “tubing” on rambling rivers. […]

Travel Insurance

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Avoiding “the look” when you fly with children The tinsel’s off the tree and the last stocking has been stowed. Ready to relax? Not so fast! Spring Break is right around the corner, and many of us, lured by glossy travel brochures and picturesque websites, are already planning trips filled with good old-fashioned family fun! […]

Pinot Noir comes into its own

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What I learned at Oregon Pinot Camp Pinot Noir is a well-traveled grape. Most of its history and pedigree are deeply rooted in France. It is used to make the beautiful red wines of Burgundy and is also one of the three grapes that are allowed to create Champagne. Because of China’s high demand for […]

2014 Beauty Trends

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Everything Old is new again So, we’re just emerging from a wild and crazy season featuring exaggerated, even funky, cat eyes; dark, exotic and sultry eyes; lips bearing dark, vivid reds and plums; and fingernails painted with stripes, polka dots or geometric and other designs in two or more colors. Hair strands or whole sections […]

A Tangle of Memories

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Alzheimer disease touches us all While more than 5 million Americans have been diagnosed with various stages of Alzheimer’s, whether early-onset or advanced, projections are that millions more will be affected as the baby boomer generation ages. This most common of neurodegenerative diseases is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. No […]