A prediction for laughs or applause

I’m going out on a limb with my presidential election prediction. I think the polls are wrong again and it’s not going to be close. There, I’ve said it. So you can either laugh at me on election day or say, “He must be a psychic or something!” Or something.

Early voting this week in Milam County

The Presidential Election is here with early voting having started this Monday, Oct. 21. Early voting will continue from the 21st until the Nov. 1 with Election Day being Nov. 5.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… Dur to the personal effort of Alderman Branch Lewis and football fan N.M. Bullock, the members of the Rockdale and Rogers High School football teams were tendered an oyster supper last Friday evening following the game between the two teams on the local grid.

Vote!

Ample opportunity exists to cast ballots with early voting If you’re an American concerned about the direction of the country or a Texan worried about vouchers, now is the time to make your voice heard. That’s done through your vote at the ballot box.

National Newspaper Week

The news business isn’t dying but it is evolving. And that has some effects on your local newspaper. We recognize our reality and want to share it with our readers for National Newspaper Week, Oct. 6-12, in hopes of informing all our challenges.

‘Scenic views’ at Twin Peaks Restaurant

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE Mom, dad and I had an interesting Thursday last week. Dad has been having some lower back pain, and after having a few required tests, he was finally able to have an ablation in College Station to hopefully give him some relief.

This week in Milam County

There is lots going on in Milam County right now so I thought I would spend this week’s article catching everyone up and some of the happenings.

The thief of joy

It’s easy to compare our lives to the lives of others and social media even encourages it. Someone said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” The danger of comparison is that it can lead us to feelings of anxiety, inadequacy and dissatisfaction.

The language of unconditional love

The eleventh chapter of Genesis opens with the words, “Now the whole earth had one language.” Because of this, God says, “Nothing they propose to do will be impossible for them.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin mining revived my rural community of Rockdale (Editor’s note: This article by Mayor Ward Roddam appeared in the Austin American-Statesman on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.—K.W.C.