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May 1, 2024
Come check out these playful, six-week old baby kittens currently available for adoption at the Fredericksburg Animal Shelter. There’s Sally the calico, and her siblings; fuzzy grey and white Harry, and twin grey tabby and white brothers, Bill and Ted. You can adopt any of these kittens (or one of t...
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Phil Houseal 
May 1, 2024
FULL HOUSE I’m nearsighted and thankful for it. Not being farseeing has completely influenced my life, in sometimes unexpected ways. For those of you that can see a mole on a gnat’s nose on a barn door 100 yards away, here’s what being nearsighted is like: you can’t see the barn. I grew up in a worl...
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May 1, 2024
Auditions for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” to be presented by the Storm Theatre, will be held Thursday, May 2, at St. Joseph’s Halle. Auditions for th...
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By Lindy Segall Guest Column 
April 24, 2024
Guest Column Lindy Segall As the proud son of a Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, I know something about the mindset and perseverance of ...
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OUTDOORS ON END By Gayne C. Young 
April 24, 2024
Ben Rehder is a native Texan, wildlife enthusiast, and the author of more than 20 novels. I spoke with him about his life in Dripping Springs, what it...
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BY MATT WARD 
April 24, 2024
Cinematic Considerations It’s incredibly hard to make a World War II movie feel fresh and original because the devastating, biggest, bloodiest conflic...
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By Allison McDade Standard-Radio Post contributor 
April 24, 2024
When Fredericksburg Middle School English teacher Katharine (Katie) Dietrich Simington sees her husband, David and son, James, playing video games, sh...
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April 24, 2024
The 3rd Annual Texas Wine Auction, scheduled for May 4 at Carter Creek Winery and Resort will run from 6 to 11:30 p.m., providing an evening filled wi...
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April 24, 2024
We used to own about 150 sheep. Their newborn lambs were so cute and fun to watch, and we kept them all to grow the flock. When I was 12, my dad gave ...