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The Antlers Hotel in Kingsland
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The Antlers Hotel in Kingsland
Hindsights Michael Barr 
December 9, 2020
When the Antlers Hotel in Kingsland threw open its doors in 1901, the resort featured gas lights, running water, telephones and every other modern convenience, except electricity, which, like flush toilets and automobiles, the builders considered a passing fad. The idea for the hotel began in the 18...
Texas to get 1.4 million vaccine doses
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Texas to get 1.4 million vaccine doses
Highlight By Chris Cobler 
December 9, 2020
Texas is ready to distribute 1.4 million doses as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine receives federal government approval. Gov. Greg Abbott said the vaccines should be arriving the week of Dec. 14 and would be distributed to qualifying providers. Health care workers are the first in line to receive the me...
Virus info at mercy of primitive tech
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Virus info at mercy of primitive tech
News Staff 
December 9, 2020
Following the coronavirus, and reporting on it, has proven frustrating. The system of reporting is built on a system of spreadsheets, phone calls and faxes that are broken down by state and county and updated daily. But the information can be far from current in this fast-changing environment, in wh...
Freedom is fundamental
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Freedom is fundamental
News Staff 
December 9, 2020
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction … It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same …” Ronald Re...
National standard
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National standard
News Staff 
December 2, 2020
The often-repeated mantra “every vote counts” seems most exaggerated. The news, as it were, is filled with stories of untold votes counted despite bei...
Pope seeks focus on others, not grievances
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Pope seeks focus on others, not grievances
Guest Column 
December 2, 2020
Although we are in the midst of a raging pandemic, we do have a few tools to mitigate the spread of this virus as we wait for an effective vaccine. So...
Can’t hold tongue
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Can’t hold tongue
News Staff 
December 2, 2020
I appreciated the full-page ad taken out by concerned citizens who, like myself, care deeply about community health. I have held my tongue for over ei...
Thumbs down
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Thumbs down
News Staff 
December 2, 2020
Strange, with multiple Gillespie County landowners having had fences cut, 10-foot trenches dug, 125-foot wide strips clear-cut and bulldozed of all ve...
Bad ‘tool’
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Bad ‘tool’
News Staff 
December 2, 2020
In addition to an unenforceable COVID-19 mandate which was extended by Gary Neffendorf hours before Mayor Kiehne took office on Nov. 16, Fredericksbur...
‘Warning’
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‘Warning’
News Staff 
December 2, 2020
My screams of horror resonated throughout my home, shaking my husband out of his man cave and favorite recliner, likely reverberating into the new unc...
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