I have a weakness for grouchy people. I have a couple of friends I would describe as perpetually grouchy, and I’m not quite sure why, but I think they are good for me. To clarify, I’m not fond of being around people who are in the habit of deliberately messing up their lives. I think everyone has kn...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the March 31, 2021 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) Did you know if you went on the Internet and typed in the word Easter, you would be furnished with a wide range of activities associated with E...

The day before the first day of spring I celebrated a birthday. Let me say thanks to all of you from the Jena area that wished me a Happy Birthday. One of the issues we have with birthdays is the age factor. Simple mathematics demands that with every 365 days (except for leap-year it is 366) we have...

Why, oh why, do Banjo Boy’s handlers keep sending that husk of a human overseas to represent the United States of America? He is a complete and utter ...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the September 17, 2014 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/ Editor Sammy J....

There’s this thing called multitasking and we GOP voters expect the Republicans to try it out. Democrats? Nah, because we expect nothing from Democrat...