David Specht

Before you turn the page on the unclaimed property list in this week’s Minden Press-Herald, do yourself a favor. Look for your …

For nearly 100 years, Minden Medical Center has been part of the life of this community. Babies have been born there. Families …

Election season looks different in a small community. In a place like Minden and Webster Parish, the names on the ballot are …

There is a tendency, when something new comes to town, to quickly choose sides. We are either for it or against it. …

Twenty-five years. It hardly seems possible that a quarter century has passed since Sept. 11, 2001. And yet, for those of us …

The United States national debt has now crossed $40 trillion. Read that number again. Forty trillion dollars. The problem is that numbers …

People often say you never want to know how the sausage is made. The phrase is frequently used to describe the legislative …

Have you ever traveled our town like a tourist? I don’t mean driving through downtown on the way to work or running …

This Friday, the familiar rhythm of the school year returns to Webster Parish. Alarm clocks will ring earlier. Backpacks will be filled. …

Sometimes the clearest picture of a community’s character can be found in the smallest moments. This past weekend, volunteers gathered outside Walmart …