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Pandemic running up nation’s debt, too
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Pandemic running up nation’s debt, too
News Staff 
September 9, 2020
The federal government continues to pile on massive long-term debt. Some is the cost of fighting the pandemic. Some is the result of fiscal intemperance. And yes, some is the consequence of gridlock on entitlement reform. The end product is the same. We’re digging deeper and deeper fiscal holes for ...
Back-to-school this year a needed relief
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Back-to-school this year a needed relief
News Staff 
September 9, 2020
In this era of coronavirus, back-to-school time has been both a relief and a challenge. It is a return to some sense of normalcy, yet it comes with the anxiety of potential illness. Still, we are proud of the way Fredericksburg has returned to school and administrators, teachers and staff are doing ...
Letters To The Editor
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Letters To The Editor
News Staff 
September 9, 2020
FDA deserves support Hydroxychloroquine is the generic name for a drug licensed in the United States for the treatment of malaria. First, it is not licensed in the U.S. for treatment of any other diseases. Dr. Anthony Fauci is not authorized to license this or any other drug. Nor is Donald Trump aut...
High-tech Lincoln logs turn heads
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High-tech Lincoln logs turn heads
News Staff 
September 9, 2020
Trees are almost as old as dirt in the construction industry, but they’re new to Texas in the form of the state’s first mass timber office building. T...
Relief Route group is an open effort
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Relief Route group is an open effort
Guest Column Kathy O?neill 
September 9, 2020
When I ran for a position on the Fredericksburg City Council, one of the issues I supported was that the council once again consider the feasibility o...
Census response rate leaves a lot on the table
Commentary
Census response rate leaves a lot on the table
Texas 
September 9, 2020
Time to get on it, Gillespie County. Time to get that census response filled out, sent in and/or entered via the simple website. Our response rate in ...
Kudos to council for striving for tax relief
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Kudos to council for striving for tax relief
News Staff 
September 2, 2020
As Fredericksburg has grown, so has its demand for government services, whether that be street work, parks maintenance, water, electricity or any numb...
Confederate statues distort, not preserve history
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Confederate statues distort, not preserve history
News Staff 
September 2, 2020
Recently, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick whiffed on a request by 12 state senators to remove Confederate memorials from the capitol grounds. Patrick stated, “I ...
Let’s labor to be better to the working folk
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Let’s labor to be better to the working folk
Texas 
September 2, 2020
Like many of you, I will probably spend Labor Day, our somewhat forgotten national holiday, cooking burgers, relaxing with the family and even doing s...
Hurricane renews pitch for Ike Dike
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Hurricane renews pitch for Ike Dike
Highlights By Chris Cobler 
September 2, 2020
As thousands fled southeast Texas ahead of Hurricane Laura, Texas A&M promoted an Ike Dike as a critical way to protect the region from devastating da...
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