The State Representative seat for District 16 has been vacated; we will need our best thinkers to step up to fill that seat. Representative Katrina Jackson has announced that she will not seek re-election to the District 16 seat, but…
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Years ago, many local youth spent the 4th of July in jail
As we celebrate the 4th of July, we celebrate freedoms attained, but we also celebrate freedoms not yet attained. On July 4, 1970, a group of nearly 200 young people gathered to attend an “Honor America” celebration at the Monroe…
Neville to get $590,000 scoreboard, what about Carroll and Wossman?
Tuesday night the Monroe City Schools took action to build a state of the art scoreboard for Neville High School at an estimated cost of $590,000. It was the second of two projects originally intended for Neville High School alone.…
Vidrine’s contract should not be extended
Behind closed doors Tuesday night, school board President Bill Wilson, reportedly began lobbying board members for an extension of the Superintendents contract. That decision would be premature. If South Monroe schools have not improved academically, parents and the community are…
We’ve been dumped on so much, we distrust most politicians
Someone asked once, why are “You people” so angry? “You have to learn to go with the flow and trust others sometimes.” Those who make that claim are usually immune to the problems we face and they wonder why we…
Reps. Jackson, Moore abortion stand is morally right, even if politically incorrect
Rep. Katrina Jackson and Rep. Pat Moore both supported Louisiana’s new law outlawing all abortion if a heartbeat can be detected in the fetus. They took a moral position, even though it might be out of step with the views…
Vidrine should not preside over any school finance investigations
Last week Superintendent Brent Vidrine suspended the principal of Shelling Elementary school in the wake of suspicions that someone on her staff may have acted inappropriately with school funds. The principal, who is not one of the superintendent’s favorites, is…