The purple ribbon is a symbol of hope, courage and compassion for those affected by domestic violence. The ribbon is a symbol of peace, survival, courage, honor and dedication to domestic violence awareness. It sends the message that violence has no place in our community. Domestic violence is the l...

A couple of Sundays ago, I went to Utility Baptist Church for my annual fall visit with the ghosts of my youth. I grew up in that wonderful country church, and was privileged to know all of its members, from the oldest to the newest baby. I was kin to a goodly percentage of them, too. On a typical S...

‘The problem is not that people are taxed too little; the problem is that government spends too much’ Many of us who were born and raised in Louisiana or who have lived here for a number of years understand that our state tax code, specifically including that portion of it located in our State Const...

Does the Biden-Harris Administration care more about the millions of illegals coming across our southern border—500,000 or so we have now learned are ...

This week is National Newspaper Week and we are in a celebratory mood.Why are we so happy, you may ask? Because we are honored to be located in what w...

The ‘powers that be’ have determined that the average attention span of people/adults today has dwindled down to that of a gnat – to be precise: 8.2 s...