Columns & Opinions
Milam County news and updates
Mi lam County Annex—The new Milam County Annex located at 806 N. Crockett in Cameron is now open for business. Almost all county services are available at the annex including the Milam County Clerk, the Milam County Tax Assessor/Collector, the Milam County Treasurer, the Milam County Auditor, the Milam County District Attorney, Emergency Management, Milam County Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Service, Bea’s Kitchen, Texas Workforce Solutions, Milam County Adult and Juvenile Probation and Twin City Services.
Galveston beach makes me relax, unwind
had a very relaxing time in Galveston last week. Ken and Christine rented a beach house, and they invited me to join them for a few days. One of their sons, Esten, was there, as well as Christine’s brother, Abel, and his two kids Ayla and Christian and their significant others, Michael and Alexandra (Alex). I
Emergency Services District
(Kain Dodd, Chairman of the Milam County ESD, made a presentation at last week’s city council meeting and The Reporter asked him if he would provide the editorial this week about his grassroots efforts to create an Emergency Services District in Milam County to eventually replace the for-profit AMR services. —K.W.C.)
All thorns are woven into a crown
In chapter twelve of Second Corinthians Paul tells us: “A thorn was given me…” What was this thorn? We don’t know. Sometimes Paul was totally disabled by it. The best guesses are that the thorn was epilepsy or migraine headaches or a malarial fever. I tend to believe it may have been sciatica or an aging spine. What exactly the “thorn” was is not that important. A “thorn in the side” is whatever causes you pain or frustration or sadness.