OPINION: Woke retailers seek congressional smash and grab on your credit card

Woke retailers like Home Depot, Kroger, and Walmart are asking Congress to pass their own special smash and grab worth billions of dollars by mandating changes to how credit cards are processed.

OPINION: Biden proves he can’t be trusted on inflation, even if saved by the Fed

President Joe Biden and his team schooled us on inflation with last week’s student loan debt forgiveness announcement, but not in quite the way they think.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES: September 1, 2022

FOR THE RECORD“It is profoundly immoral to transfer the privately incurred debts of some onto the backs of all taxpayers, most of whom put in the work to pay off their own debts.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Cold dip in Basin Creek

Welcome, all, to the “front-porch.”A chronicle of Day 3 of our 2022 Yellowstone excursion: Tuesday, July 12A rugged thirty-five mile journey such as this always has its bitter-sweet parts.You are well aware of the bitter, I am sure – at least, most of it.

OUT TO PASTOR: The harmonious melody of hummingbirds

A few months ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage bought a harp and began teaching herself how to play it.She can play the piano, organ, flute, and sometimes me. Now she has graduated to the harp.So I guess she’s preparing for heaven, where she’ll play a heavenly harp.

OFF MY MEDS by Les Taha (September 1, 2022)

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: September 1, 2022

Kendal Newton and Ian Palmer of Waxahachie, and Jeanne Boniol of Glenn Heights were among 353 candidates who participated in Stephen F. Austin State University’s August 2022 graduation ceremonies, held Aug. 6 in the Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: August 22 – 28

Whitehead, Dentrel, 20, disorderly conduct.Forge, Casey, 46, man/del CS pg 1 >=4g<200g Felony 1, poss marij <=5lbs>4oz, evading arrest det w/prev conviction, money laundering >=$2,500<$30,000.Crowder, Michael, 22, theft prop >=$2,500<$30,000.

RED OAK ARRESTS: August 15 – 22

Ervin, Justin, 37, assault causes bodily injury family member.Oliver, Cynthia, 48, theft prop <$2,500 2/more prev convictions, theft prop >=$100<$750.Ellis, Randy, 55, theft prop >=$100<$750.Jones, Latoya, 49, poss CS pg 1 <1g.

WILMER ARRESTS: August 22 – 28

Gutierrez-Granados, Jose, 30, assault family/house member impede breath/circulation, sexual assault.Miriora, Shimweniryayo, 20, warrant arrest local.Espinoza, Hugo, 23, poss marij <2oz.Hernandez-Molina, Jorge, 21, DWI, poss marij <2oz.Darrough, Timothy, 57, warrant arrest other agency.