http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ the columns of Joe Herring Jr. as published in the Kerrville Daily Times en Vox Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:32:29 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/building-a-giant-cross-is-just-a-bad-idea.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/building-a-giant-cross-is-just-a-bad-idea.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/building-a-giant-cross-is-just-a-bad-idea.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:32:29 -0800 I have no agenda, nor am I “mad at God,” but I think the proposed erection of an oversized cross near the intersection of IH10 and SH16 is an idea that needs to be reconsidered. It will be taken as heresy by many in our community, but you can act... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/building-a-giant-cross-is-just-a-bad-idea.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00e398c5735c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> religion sculpture cross tacky kerrville http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/a-good-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/a-good-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/a-good-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:49:19 -0700 I was saddened to see the news this week of the passing of Roberta Brown. Ms. Brown, a resident of our community since 1956, was the music teacher at Starkey Elementary School when I was a student there. While the world of elementary education ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/a-good-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00e398a5cb0b0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music texas nostalgia music education 1960s kerrville http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/kerrvilles-most-expensive-citizen.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/kerrvilles-most-expensive-citizen.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/kerrvilles-most-expensive-citizen.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:34:35 -0700 A lot can happen in a week, especially if you leave town for a short vacation. I was pleased to read (online) the news accounts of the Cailloux Foundation’s gracious exit from the debate concerning the fate of the Arcadia Theater. I have consiste... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/kerrvilles-most-expensive-citizen.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00e3989a12f80001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics texas history historic preservation kerrville arcadia theater http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-maybe-well-have-three-shows.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-maybe-well-have-three-shows.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-maybe-well-have-three-shows.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:21:58 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225200d008fdb00cd97423eb74cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c225200d008fdb00cd97423eb74cd5-50si" alt="Colleen Moore" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Wow! What a response! Last week I wrote about finding the movie “Irene” on DVD – the old silent film is historically interesting for Kerrville, since it was the first film shown at the Arcadia back in 1926. I rambled here last week that I’d like... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-maybe-well-have-three-shows.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00cd97423ece4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> history historic preservation kerrville arcadia theater "collen moore" http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/come-watch-a-movie-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/come-watch-a-movie-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/come-watch-a-movie-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:19:04 -0700 A small package arrived by mail to our office Thursday. It is still wrapped in plastic, like a ham or a gift basket, and I haven’t unwrapped it. Though I want to, I cannot. Though the plastic is transparent, I’m not sure what I’ll find when I op... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/come-watch-a-movie-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00cd97423e9e4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> history silent film kerrville arcadia theater "colleen moore" http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-so-im-a-little-ticked.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-so-im-a-little-ticked.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-so-im-a-little-ticked.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:30:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225200d008fdb00d41444362b3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225200d008fdb00d41444362b3c7f-50si" alt="Arcadia Theater, 1930s" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Those who’ve read these weekly columns – faithfully presented here each week since my current editor was in grade school – will know I have more than a passing interest in local history. In presenting stories of our community’s past, I guess I’m ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/ok-so-im-a-little-ticked.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00d09e780100be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> texas history theater historic preservation soapbox kerrville http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/buffalo-grass-wont-you-come-out-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/buffalo-grass-wont-you-come-out-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/buffalo-grass-wont-you-come-out-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 May 2007 06:34:49 -0700 At the risk of sounding trendy, I want to report on an experiment I’m trying. My concern about being perceived as trendy is that your perception of what I’m trying to do will get lost in the current political debate about “green” issues, inspire... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/buffalo-grass-wont-you-come-out-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00d4143531d53c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> global warming hammock lawn kerrville buffalo grass http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/they-helped-kerrville-grow.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/they-helped-kerrville-grow.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/they-helped-kerrville-grow.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:28:09 -0700 They met at a bridge party in the early 1950s, Gordon Monroe and Gene Lehmann, and over the course of their careers, they changed Kerrville. Friday morning they were honored by the city at the dedication of a park which will bear their name, the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/they-helped-kerrville-grow.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00d4143348893c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> real estate development texas history kerrville http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/target-coming-to-fredericksburg.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/target-coming-to-fredericksburg.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/target-coming-to-fredericksburg.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:40:43 -0700 Target coming to Fredericksburg I had a surprise last Wednesday during my weekly trip to visit clients in Fredericksburg: a giant sign in the field opposite their new Super Wal-Mart announcing the groundbreaking for a Target store and an Olive Ga... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/target-coming-to-fredericksburg.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00d09e5ffb8ebe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> target retail tourism olive garden fredericksburg http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/corn-or-no-corn-that-is-the-question.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(joeherringjr) http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/corn-or-no-corn-that-is-the-question.html?_c=feed-rss http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/corn-or-no-corn-that-is-the-question.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:30:02 -0700 The leaves on our two live oaks are falling, soon to be replaced with news leaves, and I’ve been suffering the sniffles all week; must be time to plan my garden. A hill country garden, in my experience, is a race. One must get the plants in earl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://joeherringjr.vox.com/library/post/corn-or-no-corn-that-is-the-question.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200d008fdb00d09e5e3d67be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> texas gardening kerrville "silver queen"