“Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question.” That was the observation of Alexis de Tocqueville in his famous 1835 book, “Democracy in America.” Lawyering came early to the United States. In the middle of the Revolutionary War, the College of William and Mary established the first law school this month in 1779. The Williamsburg, Virginia school didn’t hire the professors, as they were paid directly by their students. Today’s attorney’s are paid well, with a median income over $120,000, or nearly triple the nation median of $42,000. As a measure of our enduring devotion to legal authority, there are over 170,000 law offices across the nation, employing over a million lawyers and clerks. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at <www.census.gov>.
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That Christmas tree in front of the First Methodist Church is just plain ugly, who’s responsible for it ??
Just goes to show that there is, and always will be, diversity of opinion. I have heard at least 20 people say how pretty the lights on the tree are. D & C, you are my first for the dislike view.
There has been the discussion of cutting that large tree down (very hard to decorate) and replacing it with a smaller one. Opinions on that? btw, the tree is decorated by Henderson Fire Dept. personnel last I heard.
The fire dept used to. This year I’m pretty sure the tree was decorated by the same outfit that hung the snowflakes. There isn’t much more that can be done to the tree, it’s pretty weak, old, it can’t hold up that many lights. A picture of the tree is here: https://www.facebook.com/homeinhenderson/photos/a.10152554722067717.1073741827.97222822716/10152559202927717/?type=3&theater
The only complaint I have heard is instead of white lights to be colored lights.
Anyone want to donate a large tree and have it planted, or have some other suggestion as to make it ‘less ugly’?
Every tree is beautiful in its own right! I actually prefer them without decorations but you know us humans think we’ve got to embellish…
The issue should not be the tree. The issued is, as Mayor O’Geary said during Monday night’s council meeting, the absence of elected official attending the tree lighting. One said he had another commitment. The one known for not paying her property taxes was expected to perform except she forgot.