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Commentary
Former library clerk: ‘Keep supporting the library’
By Kris Schnebelen 
October 22, 2025
I am a former library clerk at Pioneer Memorial Library who resigned on Oct. 14, shortly after librarian Erika Caputo’s termination. The community has erupted in questions and, while I can only give my perspective on things, I hope some of what I say gives some clarity and gives others a call to act...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
October 22, 2025
Free to read I was dismayed to hear that the Pioneer Memorial Library director has been fired. Under Miss Erika’s direction, there have been wellattended book fairs, book sales, and policies that encourage reading. As a reader, I found it interesting and encouraging that this past summer, I had to w...
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Proposition 4 honors conservation legacy
October 22, 2025
We all bear the cost when water resources are not well-managed. More than a century ago, the people of Texas wrote a core value into our state constitution: the conservation of natural resources is essential to our future. Adopted in 1917 following a devastating drought, the “Conservation Amendment”...
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Be curious, not judgemental
By John Willome 
October 22, 2025
It is easy to see Create Healthy is spending $35 million to expand the Wellness Center and immediately judge it as wasteful and extravagant. The quest...
Birck’s Bar-B-Q
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Birck’s Bar-B-Q
Hindsights Michael Barr 
October 22, 2025
When Emil Birck of Fredericksburg described his business as a full-service gas station, he wasn’t kidding. Customers could pull in for a tank of gas, ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
October 15, 2025
What about water? I want to commend your recent coverage of the Hollmig Lane annexation. The article did a solid job outlining the city’s development ...
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Center’s expansion is an investment in health
October 15, 2025
We’ve shared differing opinions on the proposed Create Healthy Wellness Center expansion in recent weeks. One side sees no need for a $35-million expa...
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Exercise your voice for Texas
October 15, 2025
Constitutional Amendment elections can seem detached when the things that affect us the most are closer to home. But we encourage everyone to vote on ...
Redistricting attracts GOP candidates
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Redistricting attracts GOP candidates
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
October 15, 2025
Redrawing the state’s congressional maps, though being challenged in court, has drawn 114 Republican candidates in the state’s 38 districts with nearl...
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Developer: We’re addressing concerns
October 15, 2025
The Horizon Development Team is a Fredericksburg-based development group that works with contractors and consultants who are local residents. We have ...
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