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034p1_lg.jpg Tests indicate abnormal lover function

    Neighbor Grover sez we'll never have decent prison reform unless we send a better class of people to jail. Story of the week was passed along to this desk by Hal Reagan of our town. Seems a tough old cowboy from Texas counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. Full Story
036p1_lg.jpg It paid to get married at the 1908 Fair

    This is the first in a series of articles on the 1908 Rockdale Fair. The first Rockdale Farmers Fair Association was held July 8-10, 1908 on the 30- acre fair grounds that contained about 30 acres owned by the Fair Association. Full Story
037p1_lg.jpg Lock your car during football games

    It's Friday night and most of the community is supporting the local high school team. Parking for latecomers is becoming more of a problem. One space is spotted and the driver is quick to claim it. The car was in the shadow, but wasn't that dark yet. No one thought anything about the safety of the contents in the car. Full Story
038p1_lg.jpg Constitutional amendment election is Nov. 3

    Texas is a great state. The Constitution of 1876 limited the powers of elected officials. There are certain things that the folks in Austin just cannot do without the vote of the people. Take an income tax. Full Story
040p1_lg.jpg Video store economics for an eight-year-old

    My third-grader, Esten, got an unwanted lesson in economics last week when his favorite store in Rockdale, The Movie Gallery, closed its doors. Full Story
041p1_lg.jpg One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy

    It was surrender time. I gave in to my partner and signed up our two cell phones for texting. Our 29-year-old son was semisympathetic and semi-sarcastic about this monumental event. "I'm proud of you because I know texting is like Kryptonite to parents. Full Story
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