CHEESY BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE

’Tis the season for comfort foods, and this recipe with crumbled bacon and cubed potatoes smothered in melted cheddar cheese is sure to satisfy. Find more meal ideas at Culinary.net.

SKILLET APPLE PIE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

While apple pie is a traditional seasonal dish, you can add unique flavor with this skillet version.

Remembering ‘Daddy’

Good day to all. Welcome to the “front porch.” On Dec. 12, 2007 I wrote my first column about my father. Every column has a context, and that one came on the day of his death forty years prior on Dec. 12, 1967.

OUT TO PASTOR In praise... of crazy

I made a mistake the other night of complaining out loud. It is one thing to complain under your breath so that nobody hears you or knows what you are complaining about. But when you complain out loud, then you run the chance of somebody... hearing you.

How a career helping others can make you happier

STATEPOINT – There’s no doubt about it – what you do each day for work can make a huge impact on your overall well-being. According to a Society for Human Resource Management survey, key job satisfaction aspects include job security, respect, trust and a positive and healthy environment.

Ellis County to be sanctuary for the unborn

Washington, D.C. – The Ellis County Commissioners’ Court recently voted to pass a resolution declaring Ellis County, Texas to be a sanctuary for the unborn.

Man found dead in Waxahachie last Thursday identified as Dallas resident Miner Carell

WAXAHACHIE – The dead body found in Waxahachie last Thursday afternoon at 77 and 342 has been identified as Dallas resident Miner Carell. Carell was a 75-year-old black male described as 5' 6", weighing 120 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes, and was known to have had health issues and dementia.

Tom Leverentz takes seat as Oak Leaf mayor

OAK LEAF – Newly appointed Oak Leaf Mayor Tom Leverentz said, “I think I am the only person who has been mayor of two cities in the same county in modern times.” Before being named mayor in the town of Oak Leaf on Dec. 30, 2019, he was also at one time the mayor of Ovilla.

POLITICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (February 6, 2020)

Emancipation trail will reflect history of slavery

Rare, if ever, has there been a time when President Donald Trump has made Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee want to dance with joy. The Houston Democrat has been one of Trump’s most persistent critics since he took office, and the president hasn’t had much good to say about Lee.