COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (January 28, 2021)

EDITORIAL: Democrats’ impeachment fever will make the 2022 midterms Tee-Ball for Republicans

The Senate trial of former President Donald Trump will begin on Feb. 8, according to a joint agreement between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

EDITORIAL: Joe Biden’s far-left ‘unity’ will divide us

The joke survives the test of time and, under the circumstances, deserves repeating. As the late journalist Mickey Carroll told it, a suburban town with a population 90 percent Irish and 10 percent Jewish held a mayoral election involving two candidates – one Irish and one Jewish.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Mem’ries of a song leader, a folded paper, and a friend

Welcome to the “front porch.” Every time I come to the modest church building in Lexington, Oklahoma, I find a newspaper from the Purcell Register in my pew. That newspaper has miraculously appeared every week for quite a few years. The paper’s appearance actually isn’t miraculous.

OUT TO PASTOR: Coffee without coffee... just ain’t coffee

I must soberly confess that I have throughout my life given in to habits and rituals. I don’t like saying that, but it is the truth. At this point, I don’t know the difference between a habit and a ritual.

Prayer, COVID-19 and Biden

Harken to these words, take them seriously; understand it matters not what we think, God is greater than our thoughts. What people have yet to understand, the church, the world and religious people cannot pray COVID-19 away or its different strains. COVID-19 can only be repented away.

Ellis County Republican Executive Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday, Feb. 2

Tuesday Feb. 2   6:30 P.M. Executive Committee   7:00  P.M.

3 tips to own your financial outcome in 2021

STATEPOINT – 2020 was more than just a health crisis, it had ripple effects on nearly every aspect of our lives, including our long-term financial plans. Research from Lincoln Financial Group shows that personal finance concerns have intensified over the past year.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: January 15 – 24

Reese, Matthew, 30, DWI 3rd Felony 3. Arredondo, Michael, 38, agg assault causes serious bodily injury Felony 2, public intox. Geegan, Damorquise, 34, assault of pregnant person Felony 3, disorderly conduct. Madden, Kevin, 54, DWI 2nd. Leverich, Joseph, 33, ran red light.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: January 15 – 21

Narro, Cesar, 47, poss of CS pg1 < 1g, warrant arrest Fort Worth PD. Smith, Brashad, 29, warrant arrest Dallas County Sheriff.