The sentence of life in prison is a hard one for many juries to assess. The finality of such a verdict and its implication that there is truly no hope that a criminal can be a functional or useful member of the society we aim to protect and shape are tough to swallow. Click here [...]
The tourism business in this community ramps up in just a few weeks, and alongside it ramps up the scrutiny of our community from outsiders.
I haven’t had that many things named after me in my life. The only thing that really comes to mind is my band director in high school referring to loud, undisciplined notes as a “Phil Banker note.” If memory serves I gave him the finger over that, but I digress.
We can’t say enough that we completely agree with proposals to change the way the Ennis Independent School District holds its public meetings.
Looking back on the 2012-2013 Street Bond Program, declared substantially complete at the end of last week, shows us a resurfacing and repaving effort that was handled cleanly and efficiently by most standards.
Sunday was an unremarkable day for many, beyond the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
The announcement that Mollie B will be our grand marshal this year at the 47th annual National Polka Festival is a hugely important development for our local community and the polka culture at large.
County commissioners won’t want to hear more about this after getting blasted by both daily newspapers in Ellis County this week, but their decision to limit public access to meetings this week was unacceptable. But it’s not all their fault.
The state’s budget proposal is a fair sight better than it was when the process of drafting the upcoming plan began.
News that the North Central Texas Council of Governments is soliciting ideas for the public on mass transit in Texas is welcome, but pardon me if I don’t get my hopes up.
It’s a good thing that the North Central Texas Council of Governments has options on the table about possible expansions to public transportation in Ellis County, and we have to say we’re all for it.
It’s certainly disappointing to see the Ellis County Commissioners Court move to make government a little less transparent in our area.
A short collection of thoughts today on a simple failure that belies my growing attachment to this community:
Call it being a coward or just ignorant, but I’m not about to get in the middle of the debate on the Right to Life or Freedom of Choice or whatever you want to call the abortion issue by taking a side. The fact remains, at least until the Supreme Court reverses its own decision, [...]
It’s a fine time to start considering how Ennis will back up its end of the bargain when it comes to the construction project to finish out the U.S. 287 Bypass. The uninitiated observer may wonder why the work needs to be done. We’d point to years of car crashes and the inconvenience of the [...]
It’s a remarkable thing to see a person work for almost five decades for the same employer.
My colleagues and I at the Ennis Daily News started our very own Biggest Loser contest to see who could lose the most weight by May 6.
It’s with distinct gratification that we learned Ennis police had tracked down the suspect at large in Tuesday’s midday shooting on Lakeshore Drive, which left a man in critical condition after he took two bullets in the daring attack.
Good that state legislators in Texas are ignoring Gov. Rick Perry’s claims that a ban on texting while driving is “government micromanagement.”
The Ennis Public Theatre’s KIDS program has come far in just two productions.
