Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo has not received credit for pulling off a major balancing act in fiscal 2018. He began the year expecting a $4 million deficit but ended the year with a $170,000 surplus. By any account, that’s a…
Category: Editorial
What color was Santa Claus?
Dear Editor, The white-washing of Santa Claus for starters (spoiler alert) Santa Claus is an imaginary character, not real. The jolly guy in the goofy red suit is an American icon of popular culture. Although portrayed as magical, he’s mythical.…
Bush’s thousand points of light included two Monroe programs
President George H. W. Bush was laid to rest this week. He was praised by many and ridiculed by others for the naivete of some of his ideas. One of those ideas was to encourage, promote and recognize one thousand…
We are reading less, watching more, is that a new trend?
How many hours do you spend a day reading non-work related materials? Your answer to that question may help shed light on a trend that is sweeping our country: in spite of improved educational opportunities Americans are reading less? Those…
Special life lessons I learned while observing my mother
By: Evelyn Turner Body Dear Editor, “For the past couple of days I’ve been preparing for our family’s Thanksgiving dinner. My thoughts fell on my childhood when we lived at 1103 Sherrouse Ave., Monroe. Our kitchen was pretty good…
After 50 years in the ministry… what a ride!
This week I accepted a life calling into the Gospel ministry 50 years ago. It doesn’t seem that long for me, but it has been a great ride. Many of the adults who heard my acceptance announcement said they were…
Carroll audit report shows need for annual internal audits of schools
The recent audit report involving the former Bookkeeper at Carroll High School focused a tremendous amount of attention on Carroll High and Mrs. Wimbush, but there is a larger problem that the school board has failed to address for decades.…