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Vaccine thanks
Commentary
Vaccine thanks
News Staff 
January 20, 2021
I would like to send a huge “Thank You” to the Texas Department of State Health Services and Hill Country Memorial Hospital for the great job they did on the COVID-19 vaccine administered on Jan. 14 at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. The entire procedure was set up to get people in and out quickl...
Hal and Charlie Peterson — Big Dreams
Commentary
Hal and Charlie Peterson — Big Dreams
Hindsights Michael Barr 
January 20, 2021
Hal “Boss” Peterson left the family ranch at 15 years old to work at Mr. Weston’s garage at the corner of Water Street and Sidney Baker in Kerrville. By the time Boss was 18, he and his brother Charlie owned the place. The Peterson Garage and Auto Company became the cornerstone of a family business ...
Observers welcome quiet Lege opener
Commentary
Observers welcome quiet Lege opener
State Capitol Highlights 
January 20, 2021
The Texas Legislature opened quietly, which delighted everyone after the violence inside the U.S. Capitol the previous week. At the Texas State Capitol, a variety of legislative agendas took center stage at the start of the 87th session, which will run 140 days. Gov. Greg Abbott’s goals include ensu...
‘Voter fraud’
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‘Voter fraud’
News Staff 
January 20, 2021
It really amazes me that the Democrats, and their cronies, actually believe they can convince 75 million Trump voters that there was no fraud. They ar...
Sweet! Pickleball is here
Commentary
Sweet! Pickleball is here
January 20, 2021
It’s a fun sport with a silly name and a serious purpose. And it’s finally arrived in Fredericksburg. “I couldn’t believe a town like Fredericksburg d...
Freedom of Speech
Commentary
Freedom of Speech
News Staff 
January 13, 2021
We are facing a crisis in America. It is the ongoing erosion of free speech and the suppression of important information critical to a free society. C...
Wishes
Commentary
Wishes
News Staff 
January 13, 2021
“If horses were wishes, beggars would ride” (Scottish proverb). True, but nevertheless I wish that Jeryl Hoover’s wishes (expressed in the Jan. 6 edit...
Leaf pick-up
Commentary
Leaf pick-up
News Staff 
January 13, 2021
I would like to give the city street department a big thank you for the work they’ve done picking up the leaves. They have done an outstanding job. I ...
Consequences needed for Capitol violence
Commentary
Consequences needed for Capitol violence
News Staff 
January 13, 2021
We all should be outraged at last week’s Capitol violence that occurred at the hands of selfproclaimed “patriots.” This act of insurrection caused fiv...
New House speaker eyes challenges
Commentary
New House speaker eyes challenges
State Capitol Highlights 
January 13, 2021
The 87th session of the Texas Legislature opened Tuesday with COVID-19 encompassing every aspect of what the lawmakers do, according to new House Spea...
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