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Now, there is more time to get to the polls
Commentary
Now, there is more time to get to the polls
News Staff 
August 5, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to pose a threat to in-person voting, Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs did the right thing this week when they added a week to the period to vote early. This gives Texans an additional six days to get to the polls. Smart moves like...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Commentary
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
News Staff 
August 5, 2020
No fear We are not to live in a spirit of fear! As I watch what is happening in our city, county, state and our beloved country, I can see our God given freedoms and rights being taken away very gradually. Like the old cliche, “if you drop a frog in a pan of cold water, he won’t complain and as the ...
Flying high brings a new perspective
Commentary
Flying high brings a new perspective
August 5, 2020
Pilot Charles A. Lindberg once said, “Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for the human eyes to see.” When I was 10 weeks old, I flew in an airplane for the first time. When I was 18 in 2012, my U...
Support for those who feed us
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Support for those who feed us
News Staff 
July 29, 2020
Most every business is struggling these days, but few have been impacted as much as restaurants and bars. We want to lend our support to a bill in Con...
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
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50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
News Staff 
July 29, 2020
The 75th annual Gillespie County Schuetzenfest will open with a parade down Main Street on Saturday morning. As soon as the parade is over, the group ...
Tracking COVID-19 with fax machines — really?
Commentary
Tracking COVID-19 with fax machines — really?
News Staff 
July 29, 2020
Beep, beep, beep, errrrkkkk. That screeching noise is the chorus of overwhelmed fax machines in Harris County and beyond receiving thousands of pages ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Commentary
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
News Staff 
July 29, 2020
Think of HCM team Each day, I have the privilege of leading the most remarkable team of healthcare heroes, people who come to work at HCM every day wi...
My children are like viruses
Commentary
My children are like viruses
Reckless Muse 
July 29, 2020
I can’t figure out how, as a parent, I can give my two teenagers the tools they need to deal with this ever changing COVID-19 situation. What I’m find...
Let’s search together for capital ideas
Commentary
Let’s search together for capital ideas
News Staff 
July 29, 2020
AUSTIN — Ed Sterling wrote this column for almost three decades, so let’s open by celebrating his contributions to the Texas Press Association and its...
Jetting off to ‘normal’ with Colorado trip
Commentary
Jetting off to ‘normal’ with Colorado trip
July 29, 2020
I probably shouldn’t say this too loudly, but I traveled on an airplane two weeks ago. I needed to escape. I needed a change of scenery. I wanted a li...
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