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The early days of das Schuetzenfest
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The early days of das Schuetzenfest
Hindsights Michael Barr 
November 5, 2025
Shooting clubs in Germany have been around since Black Forest hunters used crossbows and Medieval armies lobbed big rocks at each other with catapults. Those early clubs had a military purpose. In the centuries before German unification, small-town marksmen formed militias to defend their communitie...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Newspaper binds us 
November 5, 2025
Newspaper binds us I was listening to Michael Smerconish on the radio and he had a guest on the show talking about local newspapers and how important they are to a community. The thought he expressed that stood out to me was that local newspapers are ink and paper, but they are also glue — the glue ...
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Teachings, traditions of hunting pay dividends
November 5, 2025
Lessons learned, land managed, business benefitted: hunting helps us in many ways Old-timers will remember when sacks were placed over parking meters in downtown Fredericksburg to welcome hunters during opening weekend. These were the days before visitors packed the streets every weekend to shop or ...
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Fredericksburg among top shopping streets
November 5, 2025
F redericksburg’s Main Street just got ranked as one of the top streets to shop in the United States. Along with the likes of Park Avenue (No. 1), Mai...
Premiums rise for new ACA term
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Premiums rise for new ACA term
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
November 5, 2025
The window for signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is now open through Jan. 15, with most Texans expected to pay considera...
Income inequality shows our priorities
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Income inequality shows our priorities
Texas Type Ken Esten Cooke 
November 5, 2025
In college, I remember working at a convenience store. The minimum wage was $3.25 an hour and that’s what we cashiers were paid. It wasn’t glamorous, ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
October 29, 2025
Fast response I had a 50-plus-year-old tree fall overnight into the street and on my fence. I saw the lights of the police car about 6:30 a.m. Monday....
Shutdown could halt SNAP payments
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Shutdown could halt SNAP payments
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
October 29, 2025
The continuing federal shutdown means food benefits provided to 3.5 million Texans could be cut off in November, The Texas Tribune reported. Of those ...
First responders carry equipment, expertise
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First responders carry equipment, expertise
By Tod Citron 
October 29, 2025
Guest column When we think of first responders, sirens and flashing lights often come to mind. But there’s another force that arrives at every crisis,...
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Face-to-face cooperation is much needed today
October 29, 2025
Developer’s request to hammer out issues with residents appreciated Fredericksburg and Gillespie County are an enviable mix of old and new. Sometimes ...
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