West's World: Honoring the Fourth Estate
Mon, 03/11/2019 - 10:35am
Nearly four years in this business has brought me an undeniable appreciation for media and the valuable role it plays in a community.
Columns
Rams silenced by the NFL’s version of Hannibal Lector
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 10:35am
Gris-Gris. Voodoo. Black Magic.
The Marks Post: Bourbon, beads, and football
Thu, 01/10/2019 - 11:02am
For the first time in 12 years, the New Orleans Saints host the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Public Notices Threatened
Wed, 12/12/2018 - 11:18am
Print newspapers are still the primary way that tens of millions of Americans receive information about their communities and the world. They are also the way that many people find out about job opportunities. While we assume that everyone has an internet connection, the fact is that many areas of the country have limited or no internet service. According to the Federal Communications Commission, nearly 40 percent of Americans living in rural areas lack access to fixed broadband internet. Without their local newspapers providing the information and job listings they need, they would be at an extreme disadvantage.
West’s World: Support Democracy, subscribe
Tue, 11/13/2018 - 2:32pm
Former Ville Platte Gazette editor, Paul Kedinger, once described a community’s newspaper as “history-in-the-making.” He said it was “a recorder of the present, a critical examiner of the past, and