By Rabbi Linda There is a lot of interesting history in Jefferson. Historic information that teaches us the past and future of many generations. Life comes and goes, but our legacy lives on. Refreshing our hearts and minds come with thanksgiving to the Lord for the past, present, and future. Continue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Last week America won. It received strong news about the present economy and the outlook for the future. President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress delivered on their promise to create and improve American jobs. The CNBC headline read “Job creation roars back in October as payrollsContinue Reading
Jeffrey L. McIntyre/Contributing writer Each year on November 11, we honor military veterans—those in our communities who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Perhaps this year, you will partake in a Veterans Day parade, post something thoughtful to social media and even tell a Veteran you know “thankContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Several years ago, we had a surprise visitor set up house on our porch. It was a barn swallow. We were excited to watch it create a new home out of mud. Our boys were still out home at the time, and they had a front row seatContinue Reading
In general, everyone will agree that increasing taxes, of any type, is a bad idea. But, on the November 2 ballot, the creation of the Marion County Assistance District needs to be overwhelmingly approved. The district will add a 1.5% Sales and Use tax to purchases made in the county.Continue Reading
Editor I read the dust up between Pastor Ho and Ms. Opiela. I can hopefully write a brief response from a conservative Lutheran layman’s perspective. I add the term conservative because there are Lutheran offshoots that are willing to compromise principal in favor of ecumenicism. Beware of wolves in sheep’sContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer In the 1980s Jack Kevorkian made headlines by advocating for assisted suicide. Kevorkian, a medical doctor, argued that terminally ill patients had the right to die with dignity. When the state of Michigan discovered that he had helped his patients die, he lost his medical license, and prosecutorsContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/ Contributing writer You don’t have to listen long to hear what workers are saying about their lives. Their hours are long. Their pay is stagnant. They want more time with their children. They live one healthcare emergency away from bankruptcy. Millionaires and billionaires, however, have never had it better. Continue Reading
By Senator Robert Nichols (R) and Representative Terry Canales (D) Contributing Editorial Texas is growing and growing really fast: by roughly 1,000 people a day. But is anyone looking forward and planning for this growth? The answer is YES… and we’re doing something about it. On the ballot this NovemberContinue Reading
I can hardly put into words my feelings about Alden Ho’s column on the anti-christ. Your readers need to know that the statements he makes are only his opinions, and I will add, some very uninformed opinions at that. Let’s look at his assertions. A.) He cites Luke 5:21, butContinue Reading
By Glenn Melanconn Justice requires the truth. As Americans we require anyone testifying to do it under oath. Oath breakers face penalties for perjury. The truth is no less important in other aspects of life. Both Civil Law and the Bible made bearing false witness a crime. Civil law callsContinue Reading
By Ken Bridges Quanah Parker became a respected leader of the Comanche Nation at the end of the Plains Indian Wars. He spent much of his life caught between two worlds. He was the son of a white settler and a Comanche chief. And he had to lead his tribeContinue Reading
By Jared Cowgill, Bethel Baptist Church I can readily recall my call to ministry. It was Summer after my freshman year at Atlanta High School and my home church just got a new pastor, Claude Crocker. I remember being excited to both return to church and to meet our newContinue Reading
To the editor, I want to respond to Rusty Burris’s Letter to the Editor. PER RUSTY BURRIS AND I QUOTE: “The Biden poll numbers are in the “dump.” FACTUAL: YES, President Biden’s administration has only been for eight months which is hardly time to get true poll numbers and fromContinue Reading
To the editor, Never thought much about whether I look at things from the left or right, except for not wanting to approach anything so far either way that I end up sitting next to Marx or Hitler. That said, I stumbled upon this statement by an elected officialContinue Reading