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‘September 5’ recalls ’72 Olympic terrorist attack
Gillespie Life, Movies
‘September 5’ recalls ’72 Olympic terrorist attack
BY MATT WARD 
January 15, 2025
Cinematic Considerations Over the past several decades, there has been a sharp and steady decline in what is often known as docudrama, historically-based cinema that is fiction in a loose sense. These movies capture and chronicle moments in time in ways that transport audiences to other worlds or se...
2025 hunting excursions keep columnist close to home
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
2025 hunting excursions keep columnist close to home
by Gayne C. Young 
January 15, 2025
Outdoors On Edge The year ahead will be a busy one for me and this column. I have several trips planned, ideas to explore, people to interview, and historical anecdotes to share. Here’s a look at some of what 2025 will see me and my writing covering. My first trip afield comes mid-February when I he...
KID FISH
Community, Gillespie Life
KID FISH
January 15, 2025
At right, Brielle Thompson, age 9, of Fredericksburg, navigates her string and hook along the banks of Live Oak Creek which runs through Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.
Alexa … are you there?
Gillespie Life
Alexa … are you there?
Phil Houseal 
January 1, 2025
After a decade of principled resistance, I’ve finally let an unwelcome visitor inside my house. “Alexa, are you turned on?” I know, I know. I fought a...
Gillespie Life
That’s entertainment
January 1, 2025
From live concerts to concertos, the Standard-Radio Post has had the luxury of covering entertaining events, activities and dances throughout 2024. Th...
Tate brings journalist chops to children’s picture books
Gillespie Life
Tate brings journalist chops to children’s picture books
January 1, 2025
Editor’s note: The inaugural Fredericksburg Book Festival will host 11 well known and accomplished adult and children’s authors – all from Texas – on ...
Happy Harry hoping for a home
Gillespie Life
Happy Harry hoping for a home
January 1, 2025
Harry is a spirited ninemonth- old tripod kitten. Handlers said he is affectionate toward everyone and has an “undeniable” passion for life. “Rescued ...
Sacher-Torte is an Austrian family’s legacy
Gillespie Life, Taste
Sacher-Torte is an Austrian family’s legacy
Culinary Adventure Mark Wieser 
January 1, 2025
Ihave eaten Sacher Torte, but I cannot remember if it was in Vienna — its home. For certain, I had never heard of it in 1964, our first trip abroad. E...
‘Mufasa’ shows origin of iconic character in photorealism
Gillespie Life, Movies
‘Mufasa’ shows origin of iconic character in photorealism
BY MATT WARD 
January 1, 2025
Cinematic Considerations It’s pretty much pointless at this stage to question why Disney is developing live action remakes of their animated classic f...
Cougars, coyotes and wogs — oh my!
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Cougars, coyotes and wogs — oh my!
by Gayne C. Young 
January 1, 2025
Outdoors On Edge At the end of last week’s Christmas- themed column, I stated that, “writing this column and receiving feedback from all of you via em...
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