Life is too short to be countin’ worms

Acouple of decades ago, actor Tom Hanks starred in the film Cast Away as a FedEx executive. In the opening scene he is supervising employees. He points to a clock in the front of the work room as he says with intensity, “Time rules over us without mercy.

Blood pressure

High blood pressure (a.k.a. hypertension) is a top risk factor for some of the most common and deadly medical emergencies, including heart attacks and strokes.

Pardon me while I brag on my Mama

(On page 6B you will see that my mom was awarded Lady of the Year status from Alpha Tau Delta service sorority. Here is the write up Dad wrote for her.

2024 Moot Court in the books

February 13 and 14 saw the 2024 Milam County Moot Court Competition take place here at the courthouse with teams from our Milam County High Schools competing.

LOOKING BACK 10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO

Everything is in readiness for the girl’s county basketball tournament to be played here Friday and Saturday of this week. Thirteen teams have notified H.B. Hughes, county athletic director, that they will enter.

Looking back... 10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO

100 YEARS AGO… Displaying a dazzling defense that their opponents could not penetrate, Rockdale High School tigers reversed the tables and defeated Cameron High School cagers here last Friday night 10-6. Cameron won Wednesday in Cameron 22 to 15. Mrs. H.C.

Witty and savage comebacks bring laughs

Verbal spar r ing i s always fun. I ran across these witty – and savage – comebacks and decided to share.

Vet clinic really enjoyed the Super Bowl

(Judge Whitmire is holding Moot Court this week so enjoy some humor from Publisher Emeritus Bill Cooke from 2014.— KWC) Neighbor Grover sez to be born a gentleman is an accident; to die one is an achievement. “Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise!

Reclaim American middle

In Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that “the health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.” When we get it right, our society finds its common goodness. When we get it wrong, our society becomes venomous.

St. Valentine

The strange origins of today’s ‘celebration of love’ Where did Valentine’s Day originate? The history of the holiday—and the story of its patron saint—is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St.