Editor,Once predominantly a settlement of German immigrants, the community of Klein, where my wife and I have lived and taught since 1979, was originally home to farmers, sawmill workers and ranchers, who toiled to make a living for their families. Their motto is reflected in the title of a book about Adam Klein and those settlers and descendants who have lived there for generations since the 1840s: “Deep Roots and Strong Branches” by Diana Severance, PhD., and once Chief Historian for the Klein, Texas Historical Foundation.I like to think that Lamesa and Dawson County communities collectively have most likely adopted similar ...