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OPINION: Why can’t Kamala answer a simple question?

A few months into Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential run, her handlers faced a dilemma.Should they continue cocooning the candidate or unleash her on the public?Both options came with serious political risks.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 63

“Some teenagers were drag-racing that night,” Mama said, telling the story of the tragic night on a narrow two-lane Alabama highway, “and they came up over a hill going ‘a hundred,’ the police said. Daddy didn’t have time to swerve, so there was nothing to do but take the impact head-on.

OUT TO PASTOR: You break it, you fix it

Every once in a while, I hear or see something that reminds me of my father. He’s been gone for over 15 years, but his memory is still fresh in my mind.His most famous saying that I remember was, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.
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Financial planning: a great career option for remote work

STATEPOINT – If you’re like most workers today, you see remote work as a major perk. In fact, a Buffer study finds that 98% of all workers have expressed the desire to work remotely, at least part of the time.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (October 24, 2024)

Early voting for the 2024 Ellis County General and Special Elections will take place on Thursday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 1 at the Ferris Public Library. Voting hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Registered and eligible voters can cast their ballots at any early voting location within their county.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE (October 24, 2024)

Cecily Crawford from Midlothian was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Crawford was initiated at Angelo State University.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: October 15 – 21

Davis, Philip, 22, agg robbery Felony 1.Sibley, Sam, 55, commitment order Felony 3.Wimbley, Reginald, 30, sex offender’s duty to register life/annually Felony 3, sex offender’s duty to register life/annually Felony 3.Gorman, Tiffany, 30, theft prop >=$100<$750.

HUTCHINS ARRESTS: October 17 – 20

Carmona, Victor, 32, assault, interfere w/emergency request for assistance.Edwards, Willie, 36, theft property >=$100<$750.Cook, Markquise, 30, warrant arrest Ellis County.