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Not a five-star ride
Gillespie Life
Not a five-star ride
News Staff 
July 16, 2019
Cinematic Considerations Kumail Nanjiani, writer and star of the 2017 breakout hit “The Big Sick,” is an extremely funny man. Dave Bautista, former World Wrestling Entertainment performer and “Guardians of the Galaxy” co-star, is following in the footsteps of wrestlers past like Dwayne “The Rock” Jo...
Secret to all success
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Secret to all success
News Staff 
July 16, 2019
FULL HOUSE Like discovering penicillin and gravity, I accidentally stumbled onto the Secret to All Success while doing something else. It happened while I was driving to town listening to the radio. A story came on about women being allowed to golf at Augusta National for the first time ever. They h...
Needs Council holds school supply drive
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Needs Council holds school supply drive
News Staff 
July 16, 2019
Hill Country Community Needs Council is on a mission to arm every student in kindergarten through 12th grade with the necessary tools to succeed in school. The organization will collect supplies during regular business hours, now through Monday, July 22 at its offices at 1904 North Llano Street. Don...
Library tells its own story
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Library tells its own story
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July 16, 2019
Brian MacWithey and Maria Aleman were surprised and excited when their very own workplace, Pioneer Memorial Library, was featured as No. 11 on “The To...
It’s a computer bag, not a purse
Gillespie Life
It’s a computer bag, not a purse
News Staff 
July 16, 2019
GUEST COLUMNIST Despite the accusations, I deny that I carry a man purse. According to the New York Post , the man purse, or “murse,” is the “new must...
Trio honors Becker, county’s sole Omaha Beach casualty
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Trio honors Becker, county’s sole Omaha Beach casualty
News Staff 
July 9, 2019
Following the ceremonies at the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach, roses were placed at the gravesite of PFC Elgin E. Becker, the only known serviceman...
A solemn song on Omaha Beach
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A solemn song on Omaha Beach
News Staff 
July 9, 2019
Three Fredericksburg residents and University of Texas Alumni Band members were honored to be a part of this year’s 75th anniversary of D-Day events i...
Red, white, blue on Main
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Red, white, blue on Main
News Staff 
July 9, 2019
Patriotism rules the day during annual parade. To view or purchase more photos, visit  Smug Mug
That’s the ticket?
Gillespie Life
That’s the ticket?
News Staff 
July 9, 2019
FULL HOUSE There is an artist I want to see. She is coming to “a major theater” in “a nearby city,” so I went online to look at seating and pricing. A...
Observed
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Observed
News Staff 
July 2, 2019
FULL HOUSE Time for my sesquiannual purge of ideas that don’t rise to column-worthiness. Finally figured out why I so viscerally hate puns. Because th...
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