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Commentary
New NMPW exhibit is top-notch
March 19, 2025
S torytelling can be done differently these days, and the National Museum of the Pacific War has a stellar new exhibit that does just that. On Friday, the museum and Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon on “The Rescue: A Submersive Experience,” a new exhibit inspired by a heroic 1944 re...
Nimitz women went their own way
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Nimitz women went their own way
Hindsights Michael Barr 
March 12, 2025
Catherine Freeman from Quincy, Massachusetts met Lt. Chester Nimitz over a game of bridge. The Navy sent Nimitz to Quincy in 1911 to oversee the installation of a diesel engine in the submarine Skipjack, his next command. An acquaintance from the Naval Academy introduced Lt. Nimitz to the Freeman fa...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
March 12, 2025
‘Red’ all over Based on the posted letters to the editor, the political cartoons and one paid ad from a former publisher, you would think this is The Washington Post or The New York Times and not a newspaper in a small conservative “red” town, in a conservative “red” county, in a conservative “red” ...
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New Racquet Center is an investment in us
March 12, 2025
Lifelong sports, recreation opportunities are key to potential new facility There are worthy fund-raisers in this community right now — a new Veterans...
When the good guys are called bad guys
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When the good guys are called bad guys
By Dave Campbell 
March 12, 2025
Guest column Three years ago, the full-scale invasion of democratic Ukraine by the Russians was a clear case of the Ukrainian good guys being viciousl...
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Legislature must dive into water future
From the Dallas Morning News 
March 12, 2025
E ven when voters backed the creation of the $1 billion Texas Water Fund after the last legislative session, water planners knew it would be insuffici...
Dreaming of tax simplicity
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Dreaming of tax simplicity
By Tom Purcell 
March 5, 2025
Guest column Ican’t help but dream this time of the year. It’s the thick of winter, you see, which means I’m spending hours huddled in my home office ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
March 5, 2025
What is efficiency? Last fall, we hired an arborist, a professional in cultivating and managing trees, to examine our old oak. It had some dead limbs ...
A simple vaccine can stop return of measles
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A simple vaccine can stop return of measles
March 5, 2025
Virus has made a return thanks to rampant misinformation O ur story quoting the local medical director about vaccines being a safe and effective way t...
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A vote for the National Museum of Pacific War
March 5, 2025
W e love the National Museum of the Pacific War and, apparently, hundreds of thousands of others around the country do, as well. The museum was recogn...
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