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Inflation
Commentary
Inflation
News Staff 
August 18, 2021
As a conservative, and as much as I’d like to, I find it difficult to blame the Biden administration for the current inflation. However, I do believe his policies fan its flames. Inflation is the product of continuing demand and scarcity of goods, pretty much economics 101. The continued, and ever i...
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
Commentary
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
News Staff 
August 18, 2021
AUGUST 18, 1971 The 83rd Gillespie County Fair kicks off Friday morning with a parade. Three bands will march, including the Lackland Air Force Band of the West, the U.S. Fourth Army Band from Fort Sam Houston and the Fredericksburg High School Band. After the parade, the oldest fair in Texas opens ...
In jeopardy
Commentary
In jeopardy
News Staff 
August 18, 2021
In 1856, all states allowed all white men to vote, and in 1870, the 15th amendment passed, which gave men of color the right to vote. In 1920, women had the right to vote, it was several years before black women could vote. People of color were subject to poll taxes, literacy tests and other methods...
Get ready for big fun at the Gillespie Fair
Commentary
Get ready for big fun at the Gillespie Fair
August 18, 2021
  It’s time to break out the boots and cowboy hats (OK, shorts and flip-flops will also work) and get ready for the return of the Gillespie County Fai...
Incompetency
Commentary
Incompetency
News Staff 
August 11, 2021
The misinformation, lies, incompetency and lack of transparency coming out of this administration are stunning. The Southern border is a crisis and th...
With STRs, don’t kill the Golden Goose
Commentary
With STRs, don’t kill the Golden Goose
Guest Column 
August 11, 2021
Most of us are familiar with Aesop’s fable of the Goose and the Golden Egg. I have been a resident of Fredericksburg over the past 23 years and have n...
Voting rights fight
Commentary
Voting rights fight
News Staff 
August 11, 2021
On Aug. 6, 1965, when LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act, we thought our generation had solved the problem. Yes, each step was painful and slow, but we ...
Potential disaster
Commentary
Potential disaster
News Staff 
August 11, 2021
Kudos to your editorial staff for last week’s story: “Distracted driving continues to plague Texas roadways.” One in five crashes caused by an easily-...
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
Commentary
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
News Staff 
August 11, 2021
AUGUST 11, 1971 This year’s Stonewall Community Fair on Sunday, Aug. 15, will be highlighted with the unveiling of two Texas Historical Commission mar...
Democrats still AWOL; new session starts
Commentary
Democrats still AWOL; new session starts
State Capitol Highlights By Gary Borders 
August 11, 2021
Dems still AWOL Abbott convened a second special session just hours after the first session expired but there still wasn’t a quorum present to pass bi...
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