COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (June 27, 2024)

OPINION: In case you haven’t noticed, the Constitution is vanishing

The American experiment with Freedom began with a Constitution based on the consent of the governed – not the edicts of a monarch who claimed unlimited, divine rights.Paired with that radical concept of self-governance, the Founders sought to protect citizens from the arbitrary actions of rulers,...

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: The state of what you are eating in the US, and when are we sending the useless politicians home

What would happen in a world where the powers who think they are in charge decide to make eating food from the supermarket a danger to one’s health and slowly killing the people over time with diseases that never end because there is money in keeping people sick.

OPINION: Do nothing Republicans on immigration should follow Florida’s lead

You would be hard pressed to find a Republican governor who has not complained about illegals flooding the USA through Joe Biden’s open borders.What’s even harder to find is a red state governor that has actually taken steps to discourage or reverse illegals from infesting their state.Sure, Govs.

Investigation demanded of potential Medicaid Fraud at Texas Children’s Hospital

WAXAHACHIE – Texas Representative Brian Harrison and Senator Mayes Middleton sent a letter to the Executive Commissioner and Inspector General at Texas Health and Human Services Commission asking that they investigate possible Medicaid fraud at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Ovilla’s Patriotic Dog blesses America

OVILLA – Ovilla resident Rick Crawford, who has lived there since 2000 by way of Florida and Grand Prairie, has one patriotic dog.Duke, the Patriotic Dog, came to live in Ovilla after he “found” Crawford in August of 2011 in the Wilmer river bottom area.“I was helping a friend move machinery and...

Clinic or hospital when you need a doctor?

ELLIS COUNTY – The pandemic a few years ago was a time when more than the usual number of people learned more than they wanted to about local doctors, clinics and hospitals.In Ellis County, there were several times I could not get the largest hospital in Waxahachie to answer questions for my...

City of Ferris dedicates Marty Steinfeldt Public Safety Building

FERRIS – On Friday, June 21, the City of Ferris held a dedication ribbon cutting and remembrance of Patrolman Harry Marvin (Marty) Steinfeldt III in a ceremony for the Marty Steinfeldt Public Safety building at 415 Ewing Blvd.Family members and many police officers from several area police...

Ellis County Judge Todd Little elected director to NCTCOG

Arlington – Ellis County Judge Todd Little was one of 13 directors elected to lead the North Central Council of Governments Executive Board for the next year.NCTCOG is a voluntary association of local governments established in 1966 to assist local governments in planning for common needs,...

ARPA approvals, MUD district discussion tabled

WAXAHACHIE – For residents keeping up with the ongoing creation of Municipal Utility Districts the Ellis County Commissioners Court took no action at its recent meeting to direct staff regarding an application for the proposed creation of the Brahman Ranch Municipal Utility District of Ellis County...