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Tick tock: Time to make debt inroads
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Tick tock: Time to make debt inroads
News Staff 
March 17, 2021
With the new $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed, we hope Congress and the White House will now show some concern about something that will hang around longer than this pandemic — the national debt. The coronavirus has been difficult on many people, particularly those who make their living ...
Public’s right to know especially important now
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Public’s right to know especially important now
Guest Column 
March 17, 2021
With state lawmakers immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic response and Texas’ electricity failures, the public’s access to information must be at the forefront of the Legislature’s actions. Information allows citizens to watch over their government, to speak out and to ask questions. There’s no better ...
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
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50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
News Staff 
March 17, 2021
MARCH 17, 1971 Over 3,000 musicians will be in Fredericksburg Friday and Saturday for the Region XI University Interscholastic League Concert and Sight Reading Contest to be hosted by Fredericksburg High School. A business office for the 125th Anniversary celebration has opened on North Adams Street...
Zoom was option
Commentary
Zoom was option
News Staff 
March 17, 2021
I went to the Central Texas Electric Cooperative board meeting. They made everyone stand outside in the rain, and only admitted six people at a time t...
Lights and stars
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Lights and stars
News Staff 
March 17, 2021
The emergency electrical line work done by CTEC was totally amazing and much appreciated. They moved rapidly and efficiently. There are many more peop...
State’s jobless rate still double record low
Commentary
State’s jobless rate still double record low
State Capital Highlights 
March 17, 2021
The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8% in January, down a tick from December’s 6.9% rate but double the record low of 3.4% in May 2019. It’s un...
Grid help
Commentary
Grid help
News Staff 
March 17, 2021
Texas, we have a grid problem. That was a headline for an editorial in this paper (reprinted from the Galveston Daily News ). Yes, we have a grid prob...
Wasting our time
Commentary
Wasting our time
News Staff 
March 17, 2021
Why is it so hard to elect people to office who are interested in solving real problems instead of creating fake crisis? Our State Senator Dawn Buckin...
Sheriff Klaerner and Hoerster’s Hat
Commentary
Sheriff Klaerner and Hoerster’s Hat
Hindsights Michael Barr 
March 17, 2021
​Gillespie County Sheriff Alfred Klaerner was making a turn on one of those crazy streets in downtown San Antonio when an excited policeman came runni...
Freedom of Information Day worth celebrating
Commentary
Freedom of Information Day worth celebrating
News Staff 
March 17, 2021
On Tuesday, March 16, journalists everywhere celebrated Freedom of Information Day. The day was chosen to coincide with the birthday of President Jame...
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