Former City Councilman Micheal Echols faced resistance from the Mayo Administration when he introduced the idea of allowing UBER to operate in Monroe. It proved to be a good idea, but it goes even further. The company, which began in…
Category: Editorial
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Cash
By Victor C Kirk The state coffers are awash with cash. So much so that a feeding frenzy has begun with the elected leadership of state and local governments jockeying to be at the front of the line vying for…
Is Georgia vote controversy over manipulating black votes?
The controversy over Georgia’s new election law, promoted memories of election practices in our area and laws we changed in Louisiana to respond to them. The Georgia legislature passed a law that provides more access to…
Senator Fields is right, kindergarten should be mandatory, not an option
Senator Cleo Fields has touched a nerve in the state legislature because he wants required schooling for all students to begin at Kindergarten instead of first grade. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it is, especially for those…
Perspectives on the lives we live – Topic: The riding mower brigade
By Victor C Kirk I know this article will get me into trouble, but here it goes. There appears to be a love affair with riding lawn mowers in Monroe. Never have I seen so many especially moving across such…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic – Case for a James Bond of color
By Victor C Kirk I am an enthusiast of the James Bond franchise. When the theaters announce a new movie, I quickly scroll the internet for a movie preview and the local theaters for a show date. I am amazed…
Mayor Staci deserves praise, but thank God for the Voting Rights Act
The African-American community should extend a vote of thanks to Mayor Staci Albritton-Mitchell and the West Monroe Board of Alderpersons for their timely decision to work with the Justice Department to insure minority participation in West Monroe government. While West…