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Small Town Christmases
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Craig Franklin:
Small Town Christmases
Staff Report 
December 24, 2025
The big cities may have more entertainment, more public productions, more decorations, and more lights to illuminate the skyline, but they will never be able to compete with a small-town Christmas. I’m thankful I’ve had the opportunity to visit several large cities during the Christmas season and it...
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A Country Christmas
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A Country Christmas
By Craig Franklin Editor 
December 24, 2025
Family gatherings, church services and Christmas songs are what make the Yuletide merry, and my country upbringing is deep seated in these simple traditions. Christmas memories have shaped the table that I set each year, the Christmas carols that I enjoy, and the importance of keeping Jesus’s birth ...
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A Christmas Reflection
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A Christmas Reflection
By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
December 24, 2025
We are likely in the crush of the Christmas season. Perhaps things are just as, if not more, busy and hectic than they’ve been all year. We feel pressed into a dizzying pace to address the countless things to be done for work, for our families, and the additional requirement of gifts and activities ...
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One Incredible Experience
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Craig Franklin:
One Incredible Experience
December 17, 2025
In my 56 years on this earth, I’ve had some incredible experiences. My definition of an incredible experience is being part of an event that so profou...
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The Climate Change ‘House of Cards’
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The Climate Change ‘House of Cards’
By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
December 17, 2025
We may recall Al Gore, in his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, focused on climate change. The film included a moving clip of a ‘sad, animated polar...
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The Three Wise Women
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The Three Wise Women
December 17, 2025
There are much talk and discussion about the ‘Three Wisemen’ or the Magi in the Bible. While it’s true, the number ‘3’ is a myth, the Magi were a real...
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Justified Destruction of Drug Boats
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Justified Destruction of Drug Boats
By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
December 10, 2025
America has been engaged in fighting a War on Drugs since at least the 1980’s. We finally have a president who fights the tyranny of the ‘War on Drugs...
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All I Want for Christmas
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All I Want for Christmas
December 10, 2025
Kirk and I have reached the ages when we want or need nothing extra for Christmas. God has blessed us abundantly with love, family, home and above all...
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Reflections on Historic Game
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Craig Franklin:
Reflections on Historic Game
December 10, 2025
As the final minutes ticked off the clock last Friday night, I turned to capture some crowd pictures, and my eyes were immediately drawn to the words ...
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Small Businesses Need Your Help
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Craig Franklin:
Small Businesses Need Your Help
December 3, 2025
Statistics reported by central Louisiana’s economic development agency Louisiana Central recently showed that 85% of all jobs in LaSalle Parish come f...
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