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THEY REALLY SAID THAT?

“Experience is what you get while looking for something else.” —Federico Fellini

‘It promises par, if hit straight and far’

SPOILIN’ THE BROTH This column is hereby dedicated to all those eternally optimistic folks who are chasing those little white balls out at Rock-dale Country Club.

Health care situation complex, troubling

JUDGE’S COMMENTS Back in December 2018 Little River Healthcare closed and thus we lost our hospitals in Cameron and Rockdale. These were both nice facilities that provided good care.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO.... Sixty-five year old Hanover farmer Gus Ditto was shot to death by one of his tenants. Witnesses said two shots from a .

It’s okay

EDITORIAL There’s a popular You Tube travel site which can transport us to virtually anywhere in the world as we follow some charming surrogate travelers to destinations exotic and not-so-exotic. Recently those travelers were in one country, staring across a body of water at another nation.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mayor, city manager made first ‘jail break’ Dear editor, On March 30 the first jail break at our new Rockdale Police Station occurred. The mayor (John King) and the city manager (Chris Whittaker) locked themselves in a cell and couldn’t get out.

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?