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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Commentary
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
News Staff 
August 31, 2022
Embarrassed I attended the Beto O’Rourke Town Meeting last week to hear what Beto had to say. I expected to see members of the Republican Party there, as well. I did not expect to hear all manner of rude and vulgar commentary being blasted by the Republicans over a loudspeaker. “He feeds his wife fe...
Dedication, volunteers drive a successful fair
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Dedication, volunteers drive a successful fair
News Staff 
August 31, 2022
Gratitude to all who help pull off a huge event that celebrates region There is a lot more than perfect weather — well, perfect for August — that goes in to producing a Gillespie County Fair. It takes a huge amount of work to put on the oldest county fair in Texas, and this is a salute to all those ...
Pizza kudos
Commentary
Pizza kudos
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
I’d like to commend Jim Castner, manager of West End Pizza Company. Two of our grandchildren from California were recently here for a visit. I had built a small oven and cook stove for them to play with in our tree house and my wife had bought some cloth toy play food pizza. I thought it would be gr...
‘How can I help?’
Commentary
‘How can I help?’
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
It’s a question we expect to hear from people whose job it is to ask it, but how often do we ask it of ourselves or of those serving others already. W...
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
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50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
AUGUST 30, 1972 The 84th Gillespie County Fair went into the history books as another success story as it ended its three-day run Sunday evening. Fair...
First Amendment
Commentary
First Amendment
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
I am writing to express my right to the First Amendment. On Bob Moritz Drive in Fredericksburg flies a flag that reads “F--- Biden.” I find this obsce...
‘Banana Republic’
Commentary
‘Banana Republic’
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
It greatly saddens me to say that the Democratic Party just crossed the line transforming our Constitutional Republic into a “Banana Republic,” whereb...
Teachers, school nurses, bus drivers deserve more
Commentary
Teachers, school nurses, bus drivers deserve more
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
They were asked to do more during hard times; now it’s time for focus on them Over the past month, students in Gillespie County and around the nation ...
Anger overboard
Commentary
Anger overboard
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
To those who came to disrupt the Beto rally: Your behavior was unwarranted and obviously fueled by misinformation. The threats and the profane and vul...
Grab your boots, it’s Fair time!
Commentary
Grab your boots, it’s Fair time!
News Staff 
August 24, 2022
Break out the boots and cowboy hats and get ready for the Gillespie County Fair! Carnival rides, livestock and home skills shows, horse races, the par...
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