GCDA reacts to Andre Thomas Supreme Court review denial
A Sherman man who was convicted of killing his ex wife's infant daughter and sent to Texas' death row back in 2004 lost his bid this week to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear his appeal.
October 2022
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‘An Overdue Tribute to President Harry Truman’
“Give ‘em hell Harry.” That was the preeminent statement applied to President Harry S. Truman, and accurately sums up his political and more general style while in the White House, and thereafter for the rest of his life.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
The nostalgia for “Hocus Pocus” has always been a bit of a mystery to me. There is nothing new about kids loving mediocre films and carrying that soft spot into adulthood, but I was in the right demographic when “Hocus Pocus” came out in the summer of 1993 (age 9, approaching third grade) and remember it being just OK.
Mom suspects daughter’s boyfriend of cheating
Dear Abby: We recently found out my 19-year-old daughter is pregnant. This is her first boyfriend, and she is absolutely smitten with him. He has asked her to marry him, and we are excited and happy for her, but there is one thing we are having a hard time with: I am almost certain he is cheating on her.
Jerry Wilson Grace
Jerry Wilson Grace was born on February 26, 1932, in Wolfe City, Texas to Homer Earl Grace and Frances Thelma Warren Grace. He passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in Tyler, Texas at the age of 90 years.
Jackie Marie Turner
Jackie Marie Turner Sadler, TX. DOB August 6, 1947 DOD October 10, 2022 Graveside services honoring Jackie will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 14, 2022 at Mt.
Hugo Sergio Alarcon
Hugo Sergio Alarcon died peacefully at the age of 91 in Sherman, TX on October 6, 2022. Hugo was a caring husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and brother who was passionate about his family and loved his friends dearly.
Supporting the women of Iran
The hijabs that thousands of Iranian women and girls have been burning in defiance over the past few weeks — since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police on Sept. 16 — are a symbol of far broader discontent with Iran’s corrupt and incompetent leaders. The protests since Ms. Amini’s death, led by women, have persisted for weeks and have brought Iranians in dozens of cities into the streets to reveal the depth of their anger. Iranians who are sick and tired of living under a tyrannical theocracy deserve the support of the United States and its allies.
Uyghurs and the Human Rights Council
If pathological optimists still think the U.N. Human Rights Council cares about human rights, they might want to note events last week. A motion was made in Geneva to debate China’s abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province, and the council voted 19-17 not even to discuss it.