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September 12, 2023

Words are my forte and some of my favorite words are often found in quotes. While once upon a time, quotes were only in printed form, social media has become a new venue for such words. This past month I somewhat became, in my own estimation, a temporary Facebook ‘celebrity’ (woo-hoo) with a post th...

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So Much

September 12, 2023

I heard him yelling before I saw him. He was in front of the church. His possessions were loaded into a shopping cart, and it appeared he was trying to navigate the steep hill. And he was yelling. Was there a fight? Should I be worried? But when I finally saw him, he was standing alone with his shop...

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Are We Headed For Another 2020 Covid Year?

September 5, 2023

The headlines are now everywhere. The powers-thatbe, accompanied by their allies in the mainstream national media, are bound and determined to have us travel back in time to the year 2020 and place the Covid restrictions upon us again. HEADLINE: Mandates Are Back: Atlanta- Based Morris Brown College...

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A Labor Day Reflection

September 5, 2023

I know the temptation for many of us as we approach Labor Day is to simply be grateful for a three-day weekend after the oppressive heat and multiple ...

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How Will You Be Remembered?

September 5, 2023

I recently had a call from one of the nursing home facilities that I visit. They had had a long tenured resident die and many of the residents were up...

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We Weren’t Expecting That

September 5, 2023

Sometimes things happen that you never expected. When those unexpected things happen, if they are good, that is a blessing, if they are bad, that’s a ...

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Grandma Golden:

September 5, 2023

It will shock some of you to learn that my Grandma Golden, who has long passed, used to sit on her front porch and dip snuff. As a child, it was shock...

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Climate Change Cultists and Fed Policies

August 30, 2023

Climate change hysteria has now reached our federal agencies. Well, our trillions-of-dollars financial industry should not be intimidated by our feder...

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And The Winner Is…

Craig Franklin: One of the cardinal rules that my dad, Sammy Franklin, taught me concerning local politics is to not get involved. It’s important for a weekly newspaper to be unbiased and stay neutral when it comes to local elections and none could be more important to stay neutral on than the LaSalle Parish Sheriff election.

August 30, 2023

Craig Franklin: One of the cardinal rules that my dad, Sammy Franklin, taught me concerning local politics is to not get involved. It’s important for ...

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Family Reunions

What do you think of when you hear the word family? It is one of those words that can invoke many different thoughts and memories. Memories that may be good or may be not so good.

August 30, 2023

What do you think of when you hear the word family? It is one of those words that can invoke many different thoughts and memories. Memories that may b...