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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
October 15, 2025
What about water? I want to commend your recent coverage of the Hollmig Lane annexation. The article did a solid job outlining the city’s development plans and council discussions. However, I was disappointed to see a recurring concern left out — one that has been voiced at nearly every public meeti...
Commentary
Center’s expansion is an investment in health
October 15, 2025
We’ve shared differing opinions on the proposed Create Healthy Wellness Center expansion in recent weeks. One side sees no need for a $35-million expansion that would include a new pool and other amenities, much of which will be discussed in the coming weeks. The other realizes wellness includes phy...
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Exercise your voice for Texas
October 15, 2025
Constitutional Amendment elections can seem detached when the things that affect us the most are closer to home. But we encourage everyone to vote on the 17 amendments on the November 4 ballot. On page A2, we are reviewing each of the amendments and listing pro and con arguments for both. This is do...
Redistricting attracts GOP candidates
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Redistricting attracts GOP candidates
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
October 15, 2025
Redrawing the state’s congressional maps, though being challenged in court, has drawn 114 Republican candidates in the state’s 38 districts with nearl...
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Developer: We’re addressing concerns
October 15, 2025
The Horizon Development Team is a Fredericksburg-based development group that works with contractors and consultants who are local residents. We have ...
Guarding LBJ got complicated
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Guarding LBJ got complicated
Hindsights Michael Barr 
October 8, 2025
Everyone in Fredericksburg knew when President Johnson came to town. Those guys in dark suits and sunglasses came out of the woodwork. Congress establ...
Commentary
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Rule by fear 
October 8, 2025
It’s 3 a.m. and you’ve been asleep for hours. So, your heart is instantly pounding when you hear loud voices and banging at your front door. You open ...
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Community wellness has inherent value
October 8, 2025
In a recent newspaper commentary, Sandy Goff, a former executive director of the HCMH Foundation, was critical of the proposed $35-million expansion o...
Newspapers serve, build communities
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Newspapers serve, build communities
October 8, 2025
During National Newspaper Week, Oct. 5-11, we note our change and evolution Newspapers. It’s a medium that is both rooted in tradition, and in a state...
Judges to rule on congressional map
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Judges to rule on congressional map
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
October 8, 2025
The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block using the new GOP-appro...
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