Brown: Some things to do this Independence Day

Next Tuesday is the Fourth of July! This holiday is one of my very favorite and most memorable holidays of the year!...

Tucker: ‘Thank You’ just doesn’t seem enough

Dear Supporters of Minden High School, I have struggled over the past week to come up with words that are adequate enough to express my...

Bates: Remembering my mom on Mother’s Day

Sunday is a day that we will celebrate our moms and reflect on what that means. It will be 26 years on May 20 that...

Kennedy supports Louisiana’s Papillion: “He’s a real lawyer’s lawyer”

“I'm going to support him—have been supporting him. I hope you will, too. He’s a real lawyer’s lawyer.” WASHINGTON...

Solve the problem; fix the budget

As I was perusing Facebook Thursday morning, I saw a photo of a scruffy-faced State Rep. Gene Reynolds, D- Minden. The caption read, “This...

Battle with the critters

Well, it seems as if we've retired from gardening. The fence is down and the spot has been bush hogged. For the past several years,...

Barnette: At the Chamber, we take your business personally

As your Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you that it has been a pleasure being...

Previewing the Tide’s crucial game with #4 Northwood, Glenbrook’s playoff warm-up, plus Lakeside and...

With only three weeks remaining in the regular season, it’s not a stretch to imagine a postseason with all four Webster Parish football teams...

The American Press on a new measure to get unclaimed savings bond values to...

Those old enough to remember may recall savings bonds being purchased to help finance World War II. Others may...

St. Jude auction proves the power of unity

Unity. One definition of the word at dictionary.com states: oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony,...