Ferris Texas

Commissioner’s approve TJJD Detention Center ground lease

RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:42
WAXAHACHIE – The Ellis County Commissioner’s Court unanimously approved the terms and conditions of a letter of intent for a proposed Texas Juvenile Justice Department Corrections Facility ground lease with the State of Texas.The item was originally pulled for executive session for commissioners to...

OPINION: To reform Congress, enact term limits

JEFF CROUERE
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:36
It was another frustrating week for Congress as a spending bill was passed that avoided a government shutdown but postponed our fiscal problems until March.According to Bradley Jay of Breitbart, the bill extended “spending levels and policy priorities negotiated in February and March 2024 with...

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: USA Season Finale starring rogue drones, a bumbling government, and Luigi the CEO killer escorted like in a Jason Bourne movie

RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:30
Well, the United States is ending 2024 like only America can... BIG.In other words, the season finale for all those who still watch television.We have the “as usual” government shutdown threat, although I think that might have been averted over the weekend.The banning of Tik Tok on Jan. 19, 2025...

OPINION: Biden and gang say don’t sweat the drones

MICHAEL REAGAN
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:24
The Wall Street Journal has just published a “blockbuster” story that President Biden has been in significant mental and physical decline for the last four years.The WSJ’s headline is such old news, and so out of date, that it reads like it was written in 2022 – when it should have been if the...

OUT TO PASTOR: The worst Christmas I can remember

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:17
The best holiday for me is Christmas. It’s the one time of the year that families get together who usually aren’t together during the year because of work schedules and so forth.I look forward to our great Christmas gatherings.