An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright It’s going to take more than locking people up and fighting crime to change the climate of violence in our city. Meetings are being held, people are marching, people are posting concerns on social…
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Monroe businesses should upgrade with apps to keep up with social trends
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright Monroe is the hub of technology in Louisiana. We are the home to the third largest telecommunications company in the country. That should speak volumes for the people of the city, but I don’t…
The tests results may not say what they say: How did your child score this year?
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright The results from Louisiana’s state testing are in and educators are crunching numbers attempting to see if students performed better this year than they did last year. Parents, too want to know how well…
Not for their glory: Choir to lift spirits at musical for Baptist Convention
On Sunday, July 16, 2017, the massed choir for the Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention will sing over a dozen songs at its musical at the W.L. “Jack” Howard Theater. The choir, comprised of members from churches throughout the city,…
Damage Control: Children who admire violence will participate in it
I wasn’t allowed to play with guns as a youth. Not a toy cowboy gun or even a water gun. In my home, toy guns were not considered toys. The closest I ever got to shooting a gun was on…
The danger of not using the belt at home, paddle in the classroom
My first grade teacher, Mrs. Vera Dyer, delivered corporal punishment to us when we were out of order. Her method of correction was her paddle, which she named “Woebeun”. She said that if we got out of line, woe be…
They call it Father’s Day it’s not “Baby Daddy Day!”
I have been mentoring boys for nearly 50 years and one of my greatest joys is to see many of those that I have tried to teach about manhood, actually living what they were taught. They are not alone, there…