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Editorial

Twain didn't say it

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Mark Twain has long been attributed to a famous quote in error. “A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.”

Christmas tree muddle

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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are your branches

Every year, when it’s time to get a Christmas tree, my childhood memories re-surface and I’m knee-deep in evergreen branches again.

As a child, getting the Christmas tree was one of the greatest events of the year. My father would take the afternoon off (an occurrence which, in itself, was noteworthy) and put on his recycled Army clothes which were his work clothes. With his pipe shifted to the left side of his mouth, he’d load me up in our winged blue Chevrolet, vintage 1960s, and we’d find a tree.

Libertarian platform - Economic Liberty 2.12-2.14

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2.12 Education

“Education is best provided by the free market, achieving greater quality, accountability, and efficiency with more diversity of choice. Recognizing that the education of children is a parental responsibility, we would restore authority to parents to determine the education of their children, without interference from government. Parents should have control of and responsibility for all funds expended for their children’s education.”

Libertarian Platform - Economic Liberty 2.9-2.11

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2.9 Licensing

Healthy escapes in December

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In the year 2020, which sounds much like the doom and gloom 1968 prophetic rock song, In the Year 2525, a.k.a Exordium and Terminus, Zager and Evans warned of the dangers of technology and medical innovations, which was seen as destroying the human race. The end is coming, they sang.

Telling the troof

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When it comes to telling the truth, or knowing the truth, there is plenty of untruths being spoken. We would like to believe that people under oath will, in fact, tell the troof, the whole troof an nuthin buts the troof.

The truth is, we really want truth that sits well with us, that agrees with us, that requires little if any change from us. People we look for to tell us the truth, often do not. If they did, we likely would stop trusting in them.

We've been shown how

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Ignorance is a lousy excuse, in fact, not knowing the way we should live is our responsibility. Saying we didn’t not know the speed limit or the laws of nature is not a free pass to do as we choose.

As we enter this season of being thankful it brings with it different points of view. And unlike the current culture without absolutes, there are many truths that mankind senses innately. Call them our conscious or common sense, man is not exempt from legal, relational or spiritual laws.

Going public with your case

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What a year for gripers and people who feel slighted or wronged. In fact, even perceived mistreatment has been given front-page headlines as well as trending news and film at 11. While some is merit-worthy, it has prompted an endless string of guaranteed attention.

Thanks to the national media and a few activist organizations, it appears anyone with a victim mentality has found not only support and a group of protesters on stand-by, but are provided sound bytes as though they are all connected.

Libertarian platform - Economic Liberty 2.6-2.8

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Below is the next installment in my series concerning the Libertarian Party Platform

2.6 Government Employees

“We favor repealing any requirement that one must join or pay dues to a union as a condition of government employment. We advocate replacing defined-benefit pensions with defined-contribution plans, as are commonly offered in the private sector, so as not to impose debt on future generations without their consent.”

Keeping Ennis strong

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Those clamoring for new places to eat and retail sites to shop, be reminded there are new ones opening their doors in Ennis, with more to come. It behooves our residents to support them as they arrive, whether chain stores and eateries, or locals who have goods to offer.

Of course, it’s of interest to read social media buzz, which costs nothing, and see the number of questions and comments from non-subscribers of The Ennis News, who would already know about what’s coming if they purchased a paper at a news-rack for a dollar.