This week, newspapers across the country observe National Newspaper Week, October 4 through 10. This year’s theme, Rooted in Community, Committed to Truth, could not more perfectly describe what The Jena Times Olla-Tullos-Urania Signal have always been about and what Kimberly and I are committed to ...

As November 3rd comes closer, I wanted to address what is actually on the ballot in many parts of the country this year. In many of our “blue” liberal states, socialism is on the ballot. The Democratic Socialist Party of America (DSA) is on the rise in the national Democrat Party, and its candidates...

Living in Louisiana, you learn to deal with storms. The Gulf Coast waters and winds ‘bless’ us with hurricanes and spinoff tornadoes that blow our way without our permission. It wasn’t that many years ago that one of those lovely storms landed a very large pine tree through the middle of our home le...

There’s an old stray cat on my road that has recently adopted me. He’s such a thoughtful feline making sure that when I drive up, he’s there to greet ...

I was running late that morning. I had covered some event the night before — I do not even remember what it was now — and had told my dad I would be c...

I went to a wedding recently and to my dismay, the bridal march was missing...not the bride, mind you, but the traditional bridal march. Now I adhere ...