My latest favorite throne tome is “Words on Words,” a 1980 book by John Bremner that explores words and explains their usage in an irreverent manner. What I like about it is that it presents common words that we think we know, but that we don’t really know, that we might use correctly, accidentally,...

Three-month-old female kittens Darla, left, and Annie, are double the cuteness and double the fun. These playful sisters and their mother, Cass, a patched grey and white, are all available for adoption at the Fredericksburg Animal Shelter, 319 Hollmig Lane. For details, call 830997-1907 or visit the...

The Fredericksburg Standard- Radio Post publishes announcements, on a space available basis, regarding family reunions scheduled to take place in Gillespie County. Include the name of the group; date, place and time of the reunion, and contact information and submit at 712 West Main Street or mail t...

The Gillespie County Retired Teachers Association (GCRTA) will meet Monday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Golden Hub Community Center, 1009 N. Lincoln St. ...

Cinematic Considerations Director Sean McNamara got his start in filmmaking during the 1980s, working as the primary sound engineer for Ronald Reagan’...

Bagdad is gone. All that remains is desert scrub, dunes of waist high grass, and a narrow beach littered with broken shells and a sprinkling of shredd...