Monroe must revisit its airport pricing structure if it truly wants to increase usage at Monroe Regional Airport. Until fares become competitive with nearby markets, passenger leakage will continue — and no new routes or marketing campaigns will fix what…
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10/18 Model crowned Miss Freshman at GSU
When Johniah Miller was crowned Miss Freshman at Grambling State University, the applause reached far beyond the campus; her modeling coach, Robert Wright, director of the 10/18 Modeling Clinic, celebrated with her. For over five years, Wright has trained young…
Robert Wright among hundreds of top church musicians in Atlanta gathering
Robert K. Wright, Minister of Music at New Light Baptist Church in Monroe, was among hundreds of musicians, choir directors, and gospel enthusiasts from across the country who gathered in Atlanta for the 92nd Annual Session of the National Convention…
Remember ignored Carver Library when voting Saturday
By Robert Kenneth Wright As voters consider the property tax renewal funding Ouachita Parish Library Services, a longstanding promise remains unfulfilled: addressing the inadequate Carver-McDonald Library serving the Renwick/Booker T. community. Unlike other branches, the Library Board doesn’t even own…
Local author publishes novel “Morgan’s Market” on Amazon
Robert Kenneth Wright, a renowned local musician, historian, and adjunct professor at the University of Louisiana Monroe, has released a new novel, “Morgan’s Market.” This compelling narrative follows the journey of Gerald Morgan Jr., who inherits his father’s small grocery…
I thought I wouldn’t need college, wrong!
By Robert K. Wright December 2022 marks ten years of being a college-educated man in America. On December 8, 2012, I graduated from the University of Louisiana Monroe with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. Dr. Nick Bruno was…
Real Freedom for Blacks came on Dec. 18, 1865
Both blacks and whites were caught up in slavery; Lincoln’s proclamation did not end the practice Scores of Americans made money off of the new federal holiday, Juneteenth, which was celebrated last weekend. From t-shirts, parades, parties, and concerts, there…