Columns & Opinions

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

(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.)

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.