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Keeping our town clean and pristine
December 17, 2025
O ne thing visitors frequently comment on as to why they find Fredericksburg and Gillespie County attractive is the area’s cleanliness and neatness. Manicured yards and a pride of ownership is evident all around town and throughout the county. But some areas like our roadways need occasional help. S...
Tennis, and a good life, get Dad to age 90
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Tennis, and a good life, get Dad to age 90
Ken Esten Cooke 
December 17, 2025
Texas Type They say inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. My father turned 90 years old last Friday and I can guarantee that’s what he is thinking. Dad was an avid tennis player for years back when Chuck Taylor Converse shoes and Nike All Courts (and their p...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
December 10, 2025
No more new costs In this day of statewide elected officials waving the banner of, and acting on, Property Tax Relief, here we are at home. In the past, our local elected officials tended to follow in these trends. But now, after approving a 10% increase in property tax rates, more costs are propose...
Charlie Brown needs to be free
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Charlie Brown needs to be free
December 10, 2025
Guest column By Tom Purcell Good grief. Since 2020, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” has been gone from network television. For 54 years, the special aired...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
December 10, 2025
On December 10, 1690, a failed attack on Quebec and subsequent near-mutiny force the Massachusetts Bay Colony to issue the first paper currency in the...
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SERVICE RECORDS WERE INCOMPLETE
December 10, 2025
Many names of people from this community who served in the armed forces before the Vietnam War were never mentioned in the newspapers, an omission of ...
Supreme Court upholds Texas maps
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Supreme Court upholds Texas maps
By Gary Borders 
December 10, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to reverse a lower court’s ruling and uphold the mid-decade redrawn congressional map for Texas sent candidates ...
Pearl Harbor thrust Nimitz into spotlight
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Pearl Harbor thrust Nimitz into spotlight
December 10, 2025
Native son who commanded in Pacific was an example of leadership to the nation The big news in Fredericksburg the week of Dec. 4, 1941 was that new tr...
Hill Country on the auction block? Yes, but…
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Hill Country on the auction block? Yes, but…
Guest column By Katherine Peake, Guest column By Katherine Peake 
December 10, 2025
Dr. Leo Tynan noted that outside interests with deep pockets have long had the Hill Country in their sights for every conceivable type of project (Fre...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
December 3, 2025
Amendment abuse One of the liabilities of being a popular destination spot is its attraction to individuals or groups who wish to use our special even...
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