The combined tax rate could add up to a fatal 61% on inherited wealth, eliminating family farms (and many other small businesses) and consolidating all American agriculture into a handful of very large corporate farming enterprises that are easier for government to control. (As we know, Socialism fo...

In an earlier iteration of my singleness I once seriously courted a young woman from Eastern Europe. I traveled to her home country twice, spent lots of time with her ethnic community in Chicago—especially her family. Her oldest brother once told me this joke: Three women, one each from the USA, Fra...

This time of year is always busy in LaSalle Parish as the two high schools celebrate homecomings. Last week, LaSalle High held their festivities and this week, Jena High will hold theirs. It’s a time of remembering days gone by, reflecting on the “good ole’ days”, catching up with what everyone rega...

70 Years Ago October 4, 1951 Piano renditions by Jena Elementary pupils of Mrs. S. R. Poland were one of the highlights of the regular meeting of the ...

I remember my dear friend, Rev. Bill Robertson, often quoting a statement about storms: “As a Christian, you either just came out of a storm, you are ...

70 Years Ago September 27, 1951 State 4-H Demonstration Winners are Marlene Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thompson, and Marilyn Vinyard, d...