FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than books (November 14, 2019)

We had an excellent turnout for the adult craft class last Saturday. The candy canes and wreaths looked fantastic. We have some very talented people in our community! Thank you to everyone who participated and to Aurora Ramirez for doing a great job in demonstrating several crafting techniques.

TSTC named as a Top 150 U.S. community college eligible for 2021 prize

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New city manager presents new positions for growth

FERRIS – New Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams took the reins at his first official council meeting, and presented six new employment positions to the city council at Monday night’s council meeting.

Red Oak defense scores 21, holds Spruce to -10 yards rushing

Junior quarterback Joshua Ervin passed for 177 yards and two touchdowns as Red Oak rolled to a lopsided 63-6 win over Spruce at Dragon Stadium. Sophomore Elijah Shaw intercepted two Spruce passes and returned both for touchdowns in the first half. Red Oak (8-1, 6-0 in 6-5A Div.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Building a case for faith

Good week to all: Welcome to the “front porch.” The amazing light of Lee Strobel – the one-time atheist turned believer – will long serve as a testimony to the power of faith.

OUT TO PASTOR: If every dog has its day, I... should be barking

Lately, I have been getting behind in my work schedule. Just when I think I am caught up, I discover something I had forgotten about. I am pretty close to being a master at the “O, I simply forgot about that” excuse. Getting away with it among most people is fine.

Trump reaches 157 judges appointed, thanks to GOP Senate

With the support of Senate Republicans, President Trump has appointed 157 judges to the federal bench in less than three years. This means that Trump has filled 18 percent of the 870 Article III judgeships in the country. (Article III judges are the ones defined in Article III of the U.S.

Quid pro quo becomes quid pro no in Democrats’ crumbling impeachment farce

Democrats and some Republicans in Washington, D.C. and the media throw around the term quid pro quo quite a bit these days with the intonation that it describes the ultimate evil, convincing me that they don’t really know what it means.