As I sit here at my computer tonight preparing to write my weekly column for the Jena Times, I really don’t want to do it. Why? Because I am sad. I am sad because my good friend and Editor of this paper, Sammy Franklin will no longer be the one to receive and respond to my column. There has been muc...

(NOTE: Sammy Franklin’s “The Country Editor” editorial is such as a staple to this newspaper that it will continue to run as long as possible. He had several editorials written and on standby and of course there are many on file from past issues. The following is what he had submitted which is a col...

The word “righteous” in Scripture carries with it the idea of meeting God’s standards of doing what iS right in the sight of God - being obedient to Him and being just and fair to others. If the “righteous are to flourish like palm trees” what does that mean? 1. Palm trees grow straight up - always ...

We all knew one day this day would come. In the back of all of our minds we knew that he wouldn’t be with us forever; but nothing could have prepared ...

The dramatic exit last Friday by Rep. John Katko (R-NY), who announced he would not run for reelection, may have shocked liberals but was no surprise ...

The latest variant of the COVID-19 virus has struck LaSalle Parish hard as the most striking difference between this variant and the others is the rat...