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Ad Dietzel really stood out
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Ad Dietzel really stood out
Michael Barr 
September 10, 2025
Hindsights Sportswriters in the 1930s called basketball player Ad Dietzel the “Empire State Building of the Southwest Conference.” International journalists called him the “Eiffel Tower of the Hardwoods.” Years later, Adolph (Ad) Dietzel owned the Dietzel Motel in Fredericksburg. He lived a quiet li...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Book sale thanks 
September 10, 2025
Book sale thanks This past Saturday, the Friends of the Pioneer Memorial Library annual book sale returned to its original site on the lawn at the library grounds. The Friends want to say thank you to all our hardworking volunteers and the many devoted book lovers and buyers who showed up, despite t...
City hit by rising expenses in budget
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City hit by rising expenses in budget
By Eric Hammersen 
September 10, 2025
Guest column I’m delighted to live in a beautiful small town, which affords a variety of shopping and dining options, and which has a city council and city staff that take seriously their responsibilities to provide the best possible inherently governmental services at the lowest practicable cost to...
Second special session is closed
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Second special session is closed
By Gary Borders 
September 10, 2025
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The second special session of the Texas Legislature ended last Thursday with a new congressional map,...
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Bravo for bill against Congress trading
September 10, 2025
Lawmakers shouldn’t profit from insider info to boost portfolio W hen Mr. Smith goes to Washington, it shouldn’t mean an automatic boost into the high...
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DMN: Americans need to dream again
September 10, 2025
New poll finds pessimism on the rise among Republicans, Democrats The following editorial is from the Dallas Morning News. Many long generations of Am...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
September 3, 2025
Mow, mow, mow your lawn Once or twice a week; Water, water, fertilizer Repeat, repeat, repeat. Ron Stotz Fredericksburg I would like to express my gra...
The Heartbeat of a Community
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The Heartbeat of a Community
By Georgia Gabriella Guest Column 
September 3, 2025
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee from the corner cafe, the friendly face behind the counter at our favorite boutique, the skilled hands that built o...
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Over 800 new laws went into effect Sept. 1
By Alex Nguyen The Texas Tribune 
September 3, 2025
More than 800 new laws are about to take effect in Texas, and they are set to bring sweeping changes to the state’s education systems, water infrastru...
Redistricting bill to be challenged
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Redistricting bill to be challenged
By Gary Borders 
September 3, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation redrawing Texas’ congressional map on Friday. A lawsuit challenging the redrawn districts as being racially discri...
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