Anne's Musings

I used to say I was the most self-righteous person in the world because I was totally self-righteous about self-righteousness. Haven’t said that in awhile but unfortunately I think it still holds true for me.

Letter to the Editor

In response to your request for recognition of those who went above and beyond the call of duty during the statewide emergency, we would like to submit Jose and Ashleigh at Napoli's Italian Restaurant.

The Richland Springs Report

2021 Spring break is here, and it came in with a roar. Last week I was amazed at all the blossoms on my apricot tree, and today I am looking at very few little white flowers left on my tree. Nature can be so cruel. On a brighter note, my fish tank/fountain has been full of cedar waxwings.

Happy Herman's Hideaway

Hello, my San Saba dears, and I hope you had a great week since last we spoke. If you get your paper in the mail, then it arrives on Thursday which means you will be reading this on March 19th, and also mom’s birthday.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Mask mandate ends March 10; many entities to continue requiring them While Gov.

Letter to the Editor

What is Truth? There is a saying called “Thinking outside the box” which means that there may be a novel way of thinking about a subject. One such subject is the topic of Global Warming or Climate Change by which it's now referred.

Congressman August Pfluger, U.S. Representative for the 11th Congressional District of Texas

Pfluger Votes Against Democrat Election Reform Power-Grab Tonight (March 3rd), Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted against H.R.

Texas’s February freeze showed our state’s true character

In the face of hardship, I’m always in awe of the way Texans show up for one another. We’ve seen countless inspiring stories of “Texans helping Texans” in the past, and during last month’s winter storms, Texans stepped up to help their neighbors once again in ways big and small.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls on ERCOT to correct $16 billion error during storm

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick called on the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to correct the emergency pricing error that continued after the power shortage had ended and the major threat to the Texas grid had passed.

The Richland Springs Report

Spring break is just around the corner. I feel as if we have already had spring break since we had that weather event last week. The term "weather event" hardly covers the disaster we faced for almost a week. It doesn't cover the damaged pipes and ruined walls and ceilings experienced in many homes.