Say No to Expanding the Death Penalty
Republican leaders have a death penalty problem. During a time when researchers called 2022 the “year of the botched execution” and when...
Fannie Moore: Resolutions or Goals?
The New Year is upon us and we greeted it with either enthusiasm or indifference. With lofty resolutions or achievable goals. I...
Rozeman: We are better together
After attending the inauguration of Mayor Tom Arceneaux and our new City Council on the last day of 2022, my optimism grows...
Hudson-Pierce: Life is too beautiful to give up!
“What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” was first attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, in the 1800’s. It is...
Letter: 1…2..3… It’s Mr. Lee, now in book form
Lexie Scriber | Special to the Minden Press-HeraldEvery student remembers one teacher that inspired or motivated them in the classroom. I truly...
Brown: Happy New Year, and a few other thoughts
Well, the New Year is almost here! Happy New Year! Happy 2023! Is that true? Is it really 2023? NO WAY! REALLY?...
Moore: Happy holidays from ‘The Back Porch’
It has been a while since I visited with you but I am happy to be back.. It has been a hectic...
Hudson-Pierce: Christmas Evokes Memories From ‘55
Christmas evokes many memories because children thrive on make believe, knowing Santa Claus will come whether they have reason to believe in...
Alexander: Twitter files, Hunter Biden laptop scandal only scratch the surface of the anti-free...
One of the greatest gifts of American citizenship—a principle anchored in the bedrock of the 1st Amendment—is the guarantee that as long...
Hudson-Pierce: Why newspaper writing is important
One of the best lectures I’ve heard about writing was at the East Texas Christian Writer’s Conference held at Marshall, Texas a...
