Editorial

September focuses on men’s health

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. In America, every 3 minutes a man is diagnosed with this type of cancer, which is 100 percent treatable if detected early. The most

In defense of dumb country lawyers

Ihave a confession to make. And President Trump is not going to like it. I’m a southern country lawyer. Darn proud of it. In the President’s words, I may be

To publish or not to publish?

Should the New York Times have published an anonymous op-ed column that describes a White House in chaos and a “quiet resistance movement within the admnistration” aimed at containing President

Reading, humility and Kavanaugh

“When you get where you’re going, don’t forget; turn back around. Help the next one in line. Always stay humble and kind.” I had the words of that Tim McGraw

When a foreign adversary meddled in an election

In the 1990s, a hostile foreign power meddled in our presidential election. There were serious questions about whether one party’s candidate — the beneficiary — was complicit in the meddling,

Picking blackberries

It was years ago when the children and I went deep into our backyard to pick blackberries. The son asked the question of any child-pickingblackberries. “Why can’t we just eat

Back with the Bites in 2018

Ilove football season. I love to watch the Tigers on Saturday and the Saints on Sunday. But for me there is nothing like watching our hometown Jennings Bulldogs on Friday

Small acts can make a big difference

Sometimes it feels like the actions of the few have no impact on the greater good. In today’s tumultuous political climate, it is easy to feel defeated at times. However,

PO Box 910 | 238 Market Street | Jennings, LA 70546 | 337.824.3011
PRINT ISSN 3069-4949
ONLINE ISSN 3069-4957