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Our baby birds molt into ‘adulting’ phase
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Our baby birds molt into ‘adulting’ phase
Ken Esten Cooke 
August 13, 2025
Texas Type Welcome to adulthood, lad. It’s both great and terrible. “Adulting” is a phrase conjured up by college kids transitioning into the workforce, along with the usual responsibilities that come with it — rent, bills, waking up each morning for work and generally finding out how expensive thin...
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Roy has good ‘Qs’ for BESS owners
August 13, 2025
Peregrine Energy gets attention of congressman; state leaders could take lead Welcome to the fray, Representative Chip Roy. Perhaps he can help steer the debate about the Harper Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) into a new direction that Harper residents will appreciate. Opponents of the facility...
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Schools right to ditch distracting phones
August 13, 2025
F redericksburg Independent School District was ahead of the curve on banning cell phones during class time. But the state’s new law, House Bill 1481, finally puts into place a policy requiring public schools to ban the personal devices like cellphones and smartwatches during the school day. As stud...
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Some agencies outlasted usefulness
By Larry Werts Guest columnist 
August 6, 2025
In a recent edition, I read a letter which obliquely appeared to criticize the Trump administration for using DOGE to identify waste and fraud in the ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Arts support 
August 6, 2025
Arts support On behalf of the Fredericksburg Music Club, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to you and your staff for your outstanding covera...
Dems flee as GOP unveils new maps
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Dems flee as GOP unveils new maps
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
August 6, 2025
Texas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported. State Rep. Gene Wu, D-H...
Upstream activity affects us all
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Upstream activity affects us all
Guest column By Deborah Youngblood 
August 6, 2025
Last week, the Gillespie County Commi s s ioner s Court unanimously voted to replace the 24-year-old flood control ordinance. The Pedernales River All...
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‘Code’ sets sights on ubiquitous screens
August 6, 2025
Lots of wisdom in Old West-themed take on modern technology Ever feel anxious, overwhelmed or even depressed? The answer could be what’s in your hand ...
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Redistricting effort wrong no matter the side
August 6, 2025
A person can tell if something doesn’t pass the smell test by imagining a proposal is being done by “the other side” in our proverbial political games...
Eating out at Traveler’s Café
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Eating out at Traveler’s Café
Hindsights Michael Barr 
July 30, 2025
E ating dinner is like playing golf or drinking wine. You can do it alone, but it’s a lot more fun with other people. And the communal nature of food ...
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