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Commentary
Trip around Texas was an eye opener
By Anna Wynn-Smith Guest Columnist 
April 15, 2026
Over the past week, I’ve been helping real estate clients in the Dallas area as well as Boerne and San Antonio, which took me on the road and gave me the opportunity to spend time in markets beyond Fredericksburg. Staying connected to surrounding markets allows us to better guide our clients here at...
Commentary
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
April 15, 2026
Artemis II mission No matter what your religious beliefs or political leanings, God bless the Artemis II crew, Navy Seals pilots, and all NASA folks who were involved in the amazing Artemis II mission and rescue. It was truly amazing and a message to all — much can be accomplished when folks work to...
A Vicar’s road to England
Commentary
LOOKING BACK AT ...
A Vicar’s road to England
Michael Barr 
April 8, 2026
If Father John Caster has a patron saint, it must be St. Barnabas. How else can you explain it? Father John completed confirmation at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg. Today he is the Vicar at St. Barnabas Church in Royal Tunbridge Wells southeast of London. Few people follow a straig...
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Texas should manage data center growth
April 8, 2026
State’s data center load expected to more than double by 2028 (The following was published by The Dallas Morning News.) As more data centers come onli...
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Big Bend border wall pause is welcomed
April 8, 2026
Structure would be a scar across Texas’ wildest region Aplanned border wall through the Big Bend region is on hold after much public outcry. The react...
A change agent in publishing is -30–
Commentary
A change agent in publishing is -30–
Ken Esten Cooke 
April 8, 2026
Texas Type Last week, the man who revolutionized the print design industry died at age 78. Paul Brainerd created PageMaker software, which changed the...
Camp Mystic files to reopen this summer
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Camp Mystic files to reopen this summer
By Gary Borders 
April 8, 2026
Camp Mystic has filed an application with the state to reopen this summer, the Houston Chronicle reported. More than two dozen children and two camp c...
Uniting to prevent child abuse in our community
Commentary
Uniting to prevent child abuse in our community
By Jerrie Dooley 
April 1, 2026
It’s April again, a time of rebirth, reconnecting to the outdoors, and enjoying the colors and warmth of Spring. Our community’s children feel release...
Commentary
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
April 1, 2026
MARCH 31, 1976 The new Texas Hills Sporting Range at Tivydale, which will be one of the Hill Country’s most modern shooting and recreational facilitie...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
David Saenz Fredericksburg Françoise Wilson Gillespie County Helmut Loth Fredericksburg Myrtle, Maurice, Sandra Bobby, Diana, Patrick and Margie Hohmann, Eric and Erin Hoekstra, Sheila, Kenneth and Nata-lia Bingham, Dwayne and Karen Beyer Fredericksburg Oliver Williams, M.D. Fredericksburg 
April 1, 2026
Speaks sans insults While I believe many, not all, of the policies being pushed/enacted by our president are correct and long overdue, I lament the ma...
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