Elizabeth II

For most of us, we don’t have any memory of anyone besides Queen Elizabeth II as the leader of Britain and The Commonwealth. She is the longest reigning monarch in the world and has been on the throne 70 years, having become queen at age 25 on February 6, 1952 after her father’s death.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, Thank you for the story coverage “Some Gave All” in last week’s paper. We have had great response from the community. We are encouraged by the phone calls and folks wanting to partner with us. Should we exceed our goal, we will just add more beautiful American flags to the memorial.

Professional organizer: just what you need

I had the pleasure of working with Victoria Everett who I called to help me get organized in my office which had gotten so out of hand that I had to seek professional help. And I am so pleased with how everything turned out.

Population of Milam County in 2050?

In many ways Milam County is growing, but interestingly, the population of the county actually declined during the last decade. According to the U.S. Census, our population was stagnant from 2010 through 2020 by three individuals from 24,577 to 24,574.

LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO… Continuous rains played havoc with the streams of Milam County. Little River, San Gabriel River, Brushy, Alligator, Elm and the Yagua, together with practically all of the smaller streams, were reported out of banks and over the bottoms.

Always be satisfied

I know we know people on social media have to go to work at some point. What I mean is not everyone but me can be on an endless vacation. Does that make sense?

Desiring forgiveness, hungering for wholeness

In the opening of his short story, The Capital of the World, Ernest Hemingway notes that there is a joke in Madrid, Spain about how common the name Paco is. A father came to Madrid and put an advertisement in the personals of the local newspaper, El Liberal.

CHURCH NEWS

New Hope Baptist holding Family/Friends Day April 24 A Family and Friends Day Program at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church will be held at 3 p.m. April 24. Speaker for the program will be Dr. Dennis Brooks of New Jerusalem Church.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Call additions or corrections to The Reporter, 446-5838. • American Cancer Society, donate at www.cancer.org. • American Heart Association Processing Center, PO Box 8411125, Dallas, TX 75284- 1125. • American Legion Carlyle Post 0358, PO Box 501, Rockdale, TX 76567.

Permanent

On Tuesday of last week, the US Senate did something somewhat remarkable: It passed a piece of legislation by unanimous consent. As in, no member of the Senate objected to it. What was this legislation that broke the partisan logjam that has long dominated politics?