Author: Minden Press-Herald
-
Bateman: Graduates find degree doesn’t match career
Students looking for success in today’s economy may find themselves beginning their search in the wrong place. “Individuals say a university degree guarantees higher salaries, but this advice is a myth for a majority of students. The economy and the world has dramatically changed,” Dr. Rick Bateman told a group of community leaders and public…
-
Ronald Charles Lodato
Ronald Charles Lodato, 53, passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at his home in Sibley, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier in the month. Ronald was born March 25, 1961, in Shreveport. Ronald was known by many names, “Ronnie,” “Charlie,” “Charlie-Brown” and “Brother.” He was a fun-loving man that never met a stranger. He…
-
Dixie Elaine Anderson Robe
Mrs. Dixie Elaine Robe passed gracefully through the veil of death into the glorious presence and loving arms of her Lord and Savior Sunday morning, Feb. 15. She joins her beloved husband of 58 years, Dr. Garland Morris Robe; parents, Rankin and Dixie Anderson; brothers, Roy Anderson, Calvin Anderson and Rayburn Anderson; and sisters, Juanita…
-
February 16, 2015 e-Paper
View the e-Paper here outside of the viewer. (Tablet and Mobile Users) [tnc-pdf-viewer-iframe file=”https://mindensite.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2162015paper.pdf” width=”100%” height=”800″ download=”true” print=”true” fullscreen=”true” share=”true” zoom=”true” open=”true” logo=”true” pagenav=”true” find=”true”] [adrotate banner=”6″]
-
Two late presidents have visited Minden
Presidents Day – most people think of this day as one where kids get out of school; it’s a holiday for many where banks and government agencies are closed. But what is Presidents Day really about? It is officially designated as George Washington’s birthday, celebrated the third Monday of February. Many associate it with his…
-
Charles A. ‘Corky’ Marvin inducted into Hall of Fame
The memory of late judge Charles A. “Corky” Marvin will live forever with other Louisiana politicians at the Louisiana Political Museum in Winnfield. Marvin was inducted posthumously in a special ceremony recently, along with Charles “Peppi” Bruneau Jr., James “Buddy” Caldwell, John “Juba” Diez, Noble Ellington and John Maginnis. Marvin’s wife Becky and his children…
-
Analysis: Jindal political rhetoric limits budget solutions
BATON ROUGE — As they look for solutions to next year’s budget problems, lawmakers are finding themselves boxed in by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s rhetoric and trying to find loopholes. Even Jindal is looking for technicalities in his positions, so he can claim he isn’t violating his philosophical stances while also identifying ways to fill a…
-
Marvin V. Ford
Funeral services for Marvin V. Ford were at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden with the Rev. Bill Crider, the Rev. Brian Mercer and the Rev. Larry Taylor officiating. Interment followed at Gardens of Memory in Minden. The family received friends from 12:30 p.m. until service Saturday, Feb.…
-
Martha Pitts Miller
Funeral services for Martha Pitts Miller were at 3 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, with the Rev. Danny Warbington officiating. Interment followed at Gardens of Memory in Minden. The family received friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden. Martha…
-
Nettie Evans Hicks
Nettie Evans Hicks of Shreveport passed away Saturday, Feb. 14 after suffering a sudden, devastating stroke. She was born Oct. 21, 1938, in Plain Dealing. She was preceded in death by her first husband of 44 years, Charles Larry Evans, from Ringgold in 2001. In 2007, she married Charles Edward Hicks Sr. of Coushatta. He…