Letter to the Editor

Incorrect information to commissioners about jail Letter to the editor: In the November commissioners court, Sheriff Wade was asked by Commissioner Evans when the jail was going to be open. Sheriff Wade finally said in January. He then gave the reason as to having to hire and train people.

Step up or shut up

Television talking heads have been gearing up for it for the past four years, and professional political mudslingers are winding up for the upcoming Presidential Primary this March.

The walking poet of Rotan

“The tree said to the leaf, get off of me, it’s time for you to go. The leaf left the tree. As I was walking on that particular day a leaf as light as could be slowly drifted to the ground, not knowing where it would land other than in my hand.

2 Cents Worth

Wow it's cold in Aspermont, Texas, this morning, I told Ann yesterday, I was so thankful for my nice warm house. I don't have to get up and light the fire every morning like my Mom did. Remember those good old days, well I'm so thankful I don't have them.

The Table

You know the table. If you have ever visited a small town café or neighborhood diner at breakfast time, you have seen it. It is a crowd of “regulars.” Usually older and mostly male, the crowd has a peculiar cast of characters that fits the locale. The restaurant staff knows them well.

Rosalynn

[dripping with sarcasm] “Of course, Jimmy, I want you to forget the fact that you graduated in the top percentile of the United States Naval Academy and are well on your way to an illustrious naval career so that we can go home and farm.

Faces & Places

“The Jews’ belief in God threatened more than their neighbors’ gods. It challenged many of their fundamental values. “It was Judaism,” wrote the Reverend Edward H.

Thankfully assigned

I have been asked more than a couple of times over the past few days what I was thankful for, which I have ignored. To put this avoidance into context, the question was only being asked of me as a means of deflection when I asked the same question of my interview subject.

A cowboy is horseback at a prison

Carroll Langham of Grapeland is one of the colorful custom cowboys of Houston County. He has written about his experiences with livestock and his fellow ranch workers in a couple of books. They contain some of Carroll’s poetry, wild adventures and some unimaginable cowboy pranks.

2 Cents Worth

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you may your days be filled with gladness, enjoy every minute with all your folks. Joe and I have finally got rested from our trip to Kentucky, we wished we could have stayed longer but Joe's son, Buzz , just had a week so we had to come home.