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On COVID-19, context is critical
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On COVID-19, context is critical
Guest Column By Eric Hammersen 
May 20, 2020
“She was driving 55 miles per hour.” “He lied.” Without context, you cannot evaluate the significance of these statements of fact. Was she in a school zone (too fast), on I-10 heading toward El Paso (too slow), or on Highway 16 just south of Friendship Lane (just right)? Was he lying under oath to a...
Texas bolsters efforts to reduce spread
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Texas bolsters efforts to reduce spread
State Capitol Highlights 
May 20, 2020
AUSTIN — Testing, sanitizing and emergency food benefits increased as Texas entered its third month of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement concerning an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in Amarillo, where more than 700 cases were reported on May 16. The r...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters 
May 20, 2020
‘Disrespectful’ My husband and I have lived in Fredericksburg for 43 years. I and other dedicated individuals helped start our EMS service. I taught medics in Gillespie County and surrounding areas for 20 years, and volunteered for the service. I am aware of what epidemics and pandemics can do, and ...
Reopening on a wing and a prayer
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Reopening on a wing and a prayer
News Staff 
May 20, 2020
Perhaps the most unnerving thing about this unseen COVID-19 virus that has upended life, is just how little we know about it. We can’t see it and thos...
Feel short-changed? Lots more life ahead
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Feel short-changed? Lots more life ahead
News Staff 
May 20, 2020
It won’t be the same. But that’s OK. Graduation will still be held, but mostly with classmates and two (hopefully masked) family members. It will like...
Technology, virus mean challenges to higher ed
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Technology, virus mean challenges to higher ed
May 20, 2020
In September 1988, President Ronald Reagan stepped onto the grounds of a small, liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska. Reagan helped open a brand...
Postal service is too valuable to let fail
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Postal service is too valuable to let fail
Texas 
May 13, 2020
If any industry has a lovehate relationship with the United States Postal Service, it is the newspaper industry. Our local postal drivers are dependab...
Pandemic points to ponder on schools
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Pandemic points to ponder on schools
News Staff 
May 13, 2020
As we continue forging this global pandemic and learning how to deal with it, one former Bush cabinet secretary made good points on how to serve our p...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
News Staff 
May 13, 2020
Social distancing As a person who happens to be blind physically, I may not speak for all blind people, but I know I’m not alone in what I have to say...
This town’s crazy local politics
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This town’s crazy local politics
Hindsights Michael Barr 
May 13, 2020
Fredericksburg, Texas in the early 20th century was believed to be the largest unincorporated village in the country. It was a community of 2,000 peop...
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