Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO.... There were 50 producing oil wells and “no dry holes” in the Rockdale-Tracy Oil Field. Wells were shallow, at an average depth of 300 feet. The Rockdale School Board elected Fred Graves as its president. Other members were Ben Loewenstein Jr., W. A.

THEY REALLY SAID THAT?

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” —Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf

Seeing Germany through our son’s eyes

TEXAS TYPE Each generation, there is a general nervousness among parents about unleashing offspring into the world. Did we correct them enough? Did we correct them too much? Did we encourage them enough? Are they too spoiled?

Spinach: A nutritious way to ‘eat green’

COMMENTS FROM MICAH Spinach, best grown in mild climates with an abundance of fertile, high quality soil and water, put Crystal City, Texas on the map in 1917. This southern area of Texas is best known as the Wintergarden region and is recognized by farmers for its long growing seasons.

No foolin’, April full of Rockdale events

CHAMBER CHAT Congratulations to all the Chamber Banquet Award Winners. You are all winners in our book. It was a great banquet, and also a big thank you goes out to Rebecca Vasquez for being a dedicated Chairman for the past several years.

Love, until it hurts

He told me to tell you that We have a basketball goal in our driveway. The Blonde and I came home the other day and there was a little boy making use of the net doing his best LeBron impression. When he saw us, he asked if he could use the goal. Looks like you already are.

Not so fast

EDITORIAL The Trump administration took one step toward evening the playing field in the publishing industry by filing a long overdue lawsuit against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act last week.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Likes watermelon column, corrects quote Dear editor, Thanks to Bill Cooke for his column about the good times, the good old days, black diamond melons, big yellow catfish and rattle snakes.

Flatulence is the new terrorism?

SPOILIN’ THE BROTH Frank David, before he left us way too early because of cancer, passed this along to his wife Patsy to give to my wife Peggy to give to me. It’s a column from Dec. 8, 2006 written by the Austin American Statesman’s John Kelso who also left us way too early because of cancer.

Economic development: We need a plan

JUDGE’S COMMENTS On Monday, I had the pleasure of meeting with Robert Allen, president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Corporation; Bryan Daniel, executive director of Gov. Abbott’s Economic Development and Tourism, and Drayton McLane Sr. Mr.