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Hopeful, humorous headlines for 2019
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Hopeful, humorous headlines for 2019
News Staff 
January 2, 2019
The Dallas Morning News editorial board came up with some forward-looking and funny headlines to ring in the new year: “President Trump swears off Twitter: ‘Social Media is the real fake news’” “Cowboys win 6th Super Bowl, tie Steelers for most of all time” “Texas Lege passes real school finance ref...
Commissioner Roeder a huge asset to county
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Commissioner Roeder a huge asset to county
News Staff 
January 2, 2019
The name Roeder could be synonymous with Gillespie County. Billy Roeder embodied the German work ethic, yet also the humility of a rural official who wanted the best for his constituents and his county. Seen always wearing his weathered Stetson, his institutional and agricultural knowledge, and how ...
Schreiner, museum partner for archive digitization project
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Schreiner, museum partner for archive digitization project
News Staff 
January 2, 2019
The Museum of Western Art is partnering with Schreiner University’s Visual Arts Department on a project to digitize and archive the museum’s collection of slides. The project is funded through the Dean’s Scholarship program and will last through the spring semester. “The museum has approximately 10,...
Life is spaghetti
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Life is spaghetti
News Staff 
January 2, 2019
My current reading throne book is called “Poking a Dead Frog.” Now what do you imagine that is about? I’ll wait. Ok, wrong. It’s subtitled “Conversati...
A cautionary tale with rural healthcare
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A cautionary tale with rural healthcare
News Staff 
January 2, 2019
Texas Type Apart of my childhood disappeared recently. After growing up across the street from Richards Memorial Hospital in my hometown of Rockdale, ...
Cedar Fever: Nothing to sneeze at
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Cedar Fever: Nothing to sneeze at
News Staff 
January 2, 2019
Texas Tales As sure as the coming of a new year, every December one biological process begets another when pollen produced by the male juniper (incorr...
John Dooley leaves mark on the community
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John Dooley leaves mark on the community
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December 28, 2018
A lot of people have no doubt been considerably better acquainted than I with John Dooley, who departed this earth last Wednesday. Still, it doesn’t t...
Plenty to do during 86th session
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Plenty to do during 86th session
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December 28, 2018
I am excited because the 86th legislative session is quickly approaching. As a grassroots conservative, I will continue to fight for lower taxes, pro-...
Looking back at: The White Elephant Saloon
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Looking back at: The White Elephant Saloon
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December 28, 2018
The White Elephant was hands down the most popular name for a saloon in 19th century Texas. There were White Elephant Saloons in Abilene, Austin, Brow...
Spandex Optional
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Spandex Optional
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December 28, 2018
I have a theory that life is a yearning for mobility. It begins in infancy, when we first swivel our heads, opening up our world 180 degrees. Then on ...
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