CONSTITUTIONAL MINUTE #13

If the Supreme Court decides a case, is it to be considered the “Law of the Land”?We hear this all the time.Nope!Read on.

Addressing the burdens of American nurses

STATEPOINT – According to a new survey, American nurses are overwhelmed by job demands, a long-brewing situation only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (September 22, 2022)

The city of Ferris needs your input.We have two surveys here at the library.The Ferris Comprehensive Plan is asking what you believe are Ferris’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats/challenges.The other survey is the Ferris Downtown Master Plan.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: September 13 – 18

Perez, Israel, 63, fraud Felony 3.Scott, Phillip, 36, DWI 2nd.Jammer, Joshua, 18, poss CS pg 2 >=1g<4g Felony 3.Petty, Braiden, 18, poss CS pg 2 >=1g<4g Felony 3.Lampkins, Dillon, 18, poss CS pg 2 >=1g<4g Felony 3.Carter, Krista, 33, public intoxication.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: September 9 – 15

Carter, Jerroyl, 26, warrant arrest Lancaster PD, Flower Mound PD, Cedar Hill PD.Fields, Jessie, 36, warrant arrest Desoto PD.Robertson, Kenrin, 23, warrant arrest Grand Prairie PD, Cedar Hill PD.Young, Otha, 22, warrant arrest Glenn Heights PD, Desoto PD, Cedar Hill PD.

WILMER ARRESTS: September 12 – 18

Young, Paul, 62, warrant arrest other agency.Sharpless, Shawn, 31, viol bond/protective order.Walker, Jerry, 29, duty on striking unattended Martinez-Miranda, German, 30, DWI/open container.Chavez, Jorge, 40, discharge of firearm.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (September 15, 2022)

This year, National Voter Registration Day is on Sept. 20, 2022, and we’d love for you to join us.Employees from the Ellis County Elections Department will be at the Ferris Public Library, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

CONSTITUTIONAL MINUTE #12

Doesn’t the ‘necessary & proper’ clause’  (“elastic clause” or “sweeping clause”) allow Congress to make any laws which the people in Congress think are ‘necessary & proper’?”No, it does not!Here it is – Article 1, Sec.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: September 2 – 11

Dowty, Justin, 22, agg sexual assault child Felony 1.Ramirez, Sergio, 21, DWI/open container, duty on striking fixture/hwy.Brown, Christopher, 37, forgery financial instrument.McClellan, Christopher, 20, parole violation.Green, Anthony, 17, theft prop >=$100<$750.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: September 2 – 8

Foster, Eric, 50, assault causes bodily injury family violence.Adams, Diamond, 29, warrant arrest Glenn Heights PD, Lancaster PD, Dallas PD, Desoto PD.Wilson, Jabriel, 19, warrant arrest Red Oak PD.Antero-Beltran, Irineo, 28, warrant arrest Ellis Co. Sheriff.