Our nation is distraught and disturbed over the shooting in Las Vegas this week in which upwards of 58 people died and over 500 were injured by a single shooter. While it may have escaped the…
Category: Roosevelt Wright
Gun Buy Backs don’t get illegal guns off the street; try something else
In response to the continuing, murder a week, cycle in Monroe many groups have been scratching their heads trying to do something to stem the violence. One of those ways is to sponsor gun buy back programs; but do they…
We have a Memorial to Robert E. Lee, but nothing for Abraham Lincoln
By Roosevelt Wright, Jr. Across America memorials and building names that salute men who fought against the United States are being protested, except in Monroe. We are the nation in reverse; we have taken down the name of an American…
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…
Why not be first; name our terminal “Obama Regional Airport?”
The Monroe Regional Airport should be named after President Barack Obama! It was President Obama’s push in 2009 that sent millions of dollars to local communities across the nation in what was called “Shovel Ready” projects. Among the hundreds of…
Is School prayer O.K. if it’s not our prayer?
It’s a touchy subject, this idea of prayer in school. While it is as much a part of the American way as apple pie, it does run against our national Constitution which forbids the government from taking actions that…
2500 Eagle Scouts, is that possible?
I have spent more than half of my 50 years, trying to inspire youth to achieve and to encourage others to do the same.I believe in the power of imagination and ingenuity. I know that a good idea in the…