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Commentary
Tax rate disparities show skewed system
Changes needed for tax laws, which have benefitted the wealthy
April 15, 2026
Conservative humorist Cullen Hightower once quipped: “there’s always somebody who is paid too much and taxed too little. And it’s always somebody else.” That quote came to mind during the country’s annual “Ides of April” airing of grievances and rendering unto Caesar, better known as Tax Day (April ...
Commentary
‘Weigh school needs versus debt levels’
By Kyle B iedermann Guest Columnist 
April 15, 2026
Fredericksburg ISD’s proposed $160-million bond should be viewed with caution, especially by taxpayers who are already feeling squeezed by rising costs and longterm government debt. Even if the district says the current debt-service tax rate can support the borrowing without an immediate rate increa...
Commentary
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
April 15, 2026
April 14, 1976 Students in grades one through six are urged to get ready for the annual Bicycle Road-E- to be held Tuesday, April 27, on the Fredericksburg High School parking lot at 4 p.m. A fund-raising project for the Fredericksburg Bicentennial Arts Festival, scheduled for June, will be a Saturd...
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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 ...
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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 w...
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 Epi...
Commentary
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...
Commentary
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
Commentary
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...
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