When a city plagued by crime votes for more crime

It was another weekend of violence and disorder in Chicago.“At least 32 shot, 8 fatally, in weekend violence across city,” read one headline on the WLS-TV news website.Another headline said, “15 arrested in connection with Loop chaos after 2 teens shot.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: The Nuremberg Code, and why it is being bandied around in regard to COVID-19

We have all heard of the Nuremberg Trials.I recently read something very disturbing about the pandemic and how it was planned to manipulate people around the world.

Regulatory octopus is strangling our economy

Every schoolkid knows – or used to know – that the United States has three branches of government. At least that’s what the textbooks say.But really, we have four branches of government.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (April 20, 2023)

FOR THE RECORD“The three poisons of America’s leftist cities are 1) high taxes, 2) schools that don’t educate and 3) crime running rampant. … Alas, our cities can’t be saved if the voters in these metropolises don’t want to be saved.

SPEAKING TRUTH: The Righteousness of God?

“Who can live according to God’s righteous, perfect standards and never fail? And since this brings His judgment upon us, who can escape His wrath? Only one person can live this way and that person is the world’s only hope. Jesus!”Who is God?That is a big question.

OUT TO PASTOR: Who invented the AutoCorrect?

The other day I recognized something that had been happening for quite a while.As I was texting, I noticed that there was AutoCorrect.So whenever I spelled a word, it would finish the spelling before I was done. And, if I was spelling it wrong, it corrected me.

The miracles of Jesus (part 1)

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joeseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit” – Matthew 1:18The miracle of the virgin birth stands out as one of the greatest and most proclaimed of all in that people know that...

CONSTITUTIONAL MINUTE #45

Let’s do a quick summary of principle points we have covered in the previous columns: 1. To understand the Constitution, you need to understand the concept of “enumerated” powers, i.e. if a power is not listed, then the federal government has no authority to regulate that subject.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: April 20, 2023

Silas Sandles of Waxahachie was among 360-plus student presenters at the Fifth Annual Piedmont University Symposium on April 12. Symposium celebrates academic achievement and has become a tradition at Piedmont.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: April 10 – 16

Lyons, Laura, 27, poss marij >2oz<=4oz, poss CS pg 2 >= 4g<400g Felony 2.Huckaby, Patrick, 31, poss marij >2oz<=4oz, poss CS pg 2 >= 4g<400g Felony 2.Fira, Benjamin, 60, agg assault w/deadly weapon Felony 2. Broxton, Derrick, 52, parole violation Felony 1.