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Pretend to be happy, happiness follows
Gillespie Life
Pretend to be happy, happiness follows
Phil Houseal 
May 22, 2024
FULL HOUSE Can you act your way to happiness? Or to any mood? Is all the world a stage, as Bill Shakespeare posited, and we are just playing make believe? I am beginning to believe this to be true and have some unscientific basis for it. Let’s start with actors. How many leading men and women fall i...
Privacy concerns knock wheels off welcome wagon
Gillespie Life
Privacy concerns knock wheels off welcome wagon
By Joe Southern Standard-Radio Post contributor 
May 15, 2024
Hospitality Hostess seeking tech savvy replacement The more social and connected people have become in the digital age has, ironically, made it harder to find and meet new neighbors. The rise in cell phone use and the clamping down on privacy has all but dried up sources that Jennifer Schandua used ...
Q & A with Northern Exposure’s Darren Burrows
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Q & A with Northern Exposure’s Darren Burrows
OUTDOORS ON END By Gayne C. Young 
May 15, 2024
Darren Burrows is an actor, director, author and jewelry artisan, most well-known for his role on the TV hit, “Northern Exposure.” I spoke with him about engraving and his other artistic endeavors. Take me through the journey from actor to jewelry artisan. How did that come about? Wow. Well, I’m not...
‘Kingdom’ looks better than storytelling allows
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‘Kingdom’ looks better than storytelling allows
BY MATT WARD 
May 15, 2024
New iteration of ‘Planet of the Apes’ is all about style over substance Cinematic Considerations Visual artistry in cinema can be a profound thing tha...
Elementary campus teachers of the year named
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Elementary campus teachers of the year named
By Joe Southern Standard-Radio Post con-tributor 
May 15, 2024
Fredericksburg Independent School District’s elementary schools recently named their campus teachers of the year in a vote of their peers. The followi...
Fried okra is Southern popcorn
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Fried okra is Southern popcorn
Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
May 15, 2024
CULINARY ADVENTURE I’m not certain when I first tasted fried okra, but it wasn’t while I was growing up. My mom made okra gumbo off and on, but I refu...
FLOWERY FINISH
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FLOWERY FINISH
May 15, 2024
Theater announces cast for Wizard of Oz
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Theater announces cast for Wizard of Oz
FTC?s Summer Musical L. FRANK BAUM'S 
May 15, 2024
The Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC) has announced cast selections for its Season 28 opening musical, “The Wizard of Oz.” The play is scheduled to...
READING AND FEEDING A COMMUNITY
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READING AND FEEDING A COMMUNITY
May 15, 2024
Carter Cathey, Gillespie County 4-Her, was one of 20 Texas 4-H youth chosen to participate in Texas Global Leadership Opportunities Beyond Education (...
Strackbein earns agricultural recognition at West Texas A&M
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Strackbein earns agricultural recognition at West Texas A&M
May 15, 2024
The Department of Agricultural Sciences at West Texas A&M University in Canyon recently capped off its academic year with its annual “The Ag Gathering...
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