Why do bad schools get a passing grade?
WHERE HAS COMMON SENSE GONE? (Why do bad schools get a passing grade?) No. 4 Thomas Paine – May 2009. The question of how good or how bad primary and secondary public schools are has been debated at some length. Despite an overwhelming preponderance of evidence supporting poor teaching and lax administrations as causative factors [...]
Here they go again – again
WHERE HAS COMMON SENSE GONE? (Here they go again – again) No. 5 Thomas Paine – June 2009. Essay No. 3 talked about bad government and tax code manipulation. Specifically it discussed some aspects of the legislative give away to the coal industry at taxpayers expense as reported in the May 5, 2009 Weatherford Democrat. [...]
Getting Government Back Into the Hands of the People
WHERE HAS COMMON SENSE GONE? (Getting Government Back Into the Hands of the People) No. 6 Thomas Paine – July 2009. Fascists to the right of us……Socialists to the left of us…… What are we to do? We seem totally surrounded by the extreme fringes of both major political parties. They each wax and wane [...]
Remembering the Evils of a Ruling Class
WHERE HAS COMMON SENSE GONE? (Remembering the Evils of a Ruling Class) No. 7 Thomas Paine – July 2009. We hear a lot these days about the way the Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights is being abused. We hear somewhat less about the Declaration of Independence. Have any [...]
King: Local option transportation bill not the right answer for Texas
By PHIL KING Special to the Star-Telegram No state representative worked harder this legislative session to solve North Texas’ traffic congestion than my good friend Vicki Truitt. I share Truitt’s concerns and sense of urgency on this issue; however, we disagree on the funding solution that she and others proposed to the Legislature and on [...]
The Irrefutable Case for Term Limits
WHERE HAS COMMON SENSE GONE? (The Irrefutable Case for Term Limits) No. 8 Thomas Paine – February 2010 The reader is encouraged to review C.S. No. 6 and C.S. No 7 before venturing into this current document. The debate over whether or not political term limits are needed has ranged far and wide. Nearly an [...]
Governance by Deceit
WHERE HAS COMMON SENSE GONE? ( Governance by Deceit) No. 9 Thomas Paine – April 2010 Disclaimer…… All too often, it is the fine print at the bottom of a document that advises the reader of possible errors or omissions in the body of the document that has already been read. I believe it is [...]
Search here for information about Parker County Churches
This Church directory is provided for your convenience. If you are not already a member, we encourage you and your family to find a Church home here in Parker County. By becoming a part of a Church family, we believe you will help make our County a better place to live and work, and to [...]
