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Mirror report Name: Robert Shelton Current Profession: Licensed Investigator Political Affiliation: Democratic Party Elected Office Sought: Justice of the Peace (Ellis County Precinct 4) Previous Political Experience: None Questions: Why are you seeking this office? I am seeking the office of Justice of the Peace because of my belief in, and love of the LAW and JUSTICE. The law is the greatest vehicle to cultivate substantive change in a society and I truly believe that there is no act of justice that is too small, whether administered by a Supreme Court Justice or a Justice of the Peace.

Mirror report Name: Louis Ponder Current profession: Owner of Approved Home Health Care Political Party: Republican Elected office sought: Justice of the Peace – Precinct 4 Previous political experience: None Family: Father to two adult daughters and husband to Kathy Questions: Why are you seeking this office? I’ve been devoted to community service my entire life from coaching my daughters’ athletic teams to serving on the Ellis County SPCA to leading the efforts to eliminate forced annexation in Texas. Serving as a Justice of the Peace allows me to focus on serving in this critical position that is at the forefront of the defense of our community.

I was reading in Acts 4:31 about the early church and how they prayed together and the “place in which they were gathered together was shaken.” This passage and other supernatural things came up in a group setting the other day and I was amazed at the number of people in the church who have never experienced the Holy Spirit showing up and showing off for lack of a better way to put it.

When hunting, nothing takes the place of good old fashioned woodsmanship which is learned only by spending time in the woods and fields observing animals and the sign they leave. Back when I was a youngster the only way to learn about wildlife was to look for the sign the animals made or, actually observe them while hunting or scouting. Then, maybe four decades ago, the idea of capturing the image of big game via a remote camera appeared on the hunting scene. I remember a company shipping me an old 35mm film camera encased in a somewhat waterproof box that was state of the art technology, at least at the time. The camera had a thin trip wire that was stretched across a game trail. When the animal touched the wire, the shutter fell on the camera and, supposedly, the image was captured on film. Of course, the film than had to be developed in order to see the image. As I remember, my success with this crude “’trail camera’ was less than stellar.

The Midlothian Police Department is asking for the public’s help in apprehending two suspects who hit the Millbrook neighborhood last week with graffiti on homes and vehicles. On the evening of Oct.

You are declaring in a contract. What difference does it make if you are playing in a team event or a matchpointed pair event? Today’s rather extreme example will highlight the difference. How should South play in three no-trump -- yes, three notrump! -- after West leads a low spade and dummy’s jack takes the trick?

It’s already extra-scary when a woman’s family history includes cancer in their genetics. But even more frightful for Kwajalien Anderson of Ennis is that she had five aunts that had various forms of cancer (some including breast), and each one passed away from this horrible disease.

A familiar and nationally- syndicated voice will rejoin the KBEC 1390 AM/99.1 airwaves on Monday afternoon, as Jeremy Robinson is set to bring his talents, personality and more to the coveted afternoon drive.