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Columns/Opinions

September 20, 2022

Enjoyable weather is coming soon. For many parts of the country September through November offers many pleasant days. Don’t waste them by spending all your time staring at the television or Facebook. You still have some life to live. Spending four or five hours a day watching what everyone else is doing is a waste of your time.

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Brother Shorty Said So

December 31, 2025

My late father-in-law, Reverend Everette Mayo-aka: ‘Brother Shorty’, was a man of integrity and great faith. He often expressed his views on life with...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Craig Franklin:

Ringing in the New Year

December 31, 2025

I was six years old the first time I stayed up until midnight – or at least it was the first time I can remember staying up until midnight. According ...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Two Examples of American Hard Power

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

December 31, 2025

We have seen two recent examples of the use of American hard power.The first involves the gradual weakening of Venezuelan dictator, Nicolas Maduro, wh...

Obituaries

Faye Coon

December 31, 2025

Opal Faye Coon, 89, of Jena, LA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.Services were held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 27, 2025,...

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A New Face Emerges Behind the Beard

2026 Boot Camp Begins

By Deborah Mayo Contributing Writer

December 31, 2025

2026 Boot Camp Begins The Christmas season has officially come to an end for most households. The gifts have been opened, the tree has come down, and ...

Sports

LWSA All-State Honors

Staff Report

December 31, 2025

Football awards continue to come to LaSalle Parish as several members of both the Jena Giants and LaSalle Tigers were recently recognized by sports wr...