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Big investments at youth livestock show
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Big investments at youth livestock show
News Staff 
December 25, 2019
Guest Column As Christmas break approaches, Gillespie County youth are looking forward to some time off from school, but for many, they will be turning their full attention to their projects to exhibit at the Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show to be held Jan. 9-11. After the dust settles from the...
Congress helps distillers dodge tax bullet
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Congress helps distillers dodge tax bullet
News Staff 
December 25, 2019
There’s one issue for Congress not related to impeachment, but one that certainly affects Christmas cheer (the liquid kind). A bipartisan bill in Congress was in danger of lapsing before the end-of-year spending and tax bill that was approved on Thursday (and that’s a whole other subject for explora...
The magic of new-fangled radio
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The magic of new-fangled radio
News Staff 
December 25, 2019
LOOKING BACK AT ... In the early 20th century, while people clustered in isolated villages in the Texas Hill Country, the outside world came as a voice through the air. Old-time radio was an escape from war, economic depression, prohibition and mundane circumstances. Through the magic of radio, a pe...
Hunt for Lee Ethel works continues
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Hunt for Lee Ethel works continues
News Staff 
December 25, 2019
Several months ago, descendants of late local painter Lee Ethel launched an area-wide search for lost paintings. Since that time, his family has been ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
News Staff 
December 25, 2019
Visitors beneficial I make a living on tourism. One recent commenter decried changes in our town as our popularity has grown, and stores more alcohol/...
Christmas traditions, old and new
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Christmas traditions, old and new
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December 18, 2019
It seems like yesterday that it was October and retail stores started pulling out their Christmas decorations before the Halloween candy had even left...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
News Staff 
December 18, 2019
CHIME IN: Send letters to the editor to P.O. Box 1639, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 or fbgnews@fredericksburgstandard.com Who benefits? I would like to ap...
‘O Tannenbaum’ teaches life lessons
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‘O Tannenbaum’ teaches life lessons
News Staff 
December 18, 2019
Reckless Muse When Martin Luther first thought of the idea to add lighted candles to a fir tree, I don’t believe he was thinking clearly and he certai...
Discussion underway for 2020 census
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Discussion underway for 2020 census
News Staff 
December 18, 2019
State Capitol Highlights AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs on Dec. 11 hosted a roundtable discussion of state agencies to coordinate effort...
Tourism’s ‘diminishing returns’
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Tourism’s ‘diminishing returns’
News Staff 
December 11, 2019
Guest Column Iread with interest the survey of tourists by the Convention and Visitor Bureau about what visitors would like to have in Fredericksburg....
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