Texas Type Remember that cheesy 1980s song “Private Eyes” by Hall & Oates? That tune is in my head as social media and app development companies pry and track our lives like never before. In 2015, the “USA Freedom Act” somewhat limited the bulk collection of data by the National Security Agency on e...

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” — Ecclesiastes 1:9 “We are living the worst of times” is a refrain we hear these days. It is a sentiment well nurtured by social and broadcast media’s obsessive desire to offer a problem for eve...

Vote count expert I encourage everyone in our community to take the time to read Scott Netherland’s article on hand counting versus machine counting; the article is available in the “Commentary” section at www.FredericksburgStandard. com. (You can also search for Scott Netherland on the website). As...

Did Jacob Brodbeck fly before the Wright Brothers? Did Alexander Doubleday invent baseball? Did Henry Ford invent the car? Did Al Gore invent the inte...

Ecumenical spirit I want to add my congratulations to Pastor Casey Zesch and his wife, Lucinda, upon their retirement from Bethany Lutheran Church. Wh...

It’s up to us to use good sense, protect our firefighters It is, once again, wildfire season in Gillespie County. Fire crews from volunteer department...