Columns

A call for change

I’ve been covering high school football since 2014, and have been to countless games. But, something happened last Friday night at a game that never happened before.

No Kings rallies were no big deal

For weeks, the left-wing media were breathlessly reporting that the crowds for Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies were going to be enormous. It was going to be a sign of American anger at the “imperialism and cronyism” of the Trump administration.

Columbus deserves a national holiday

In 2020, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, leftists went on a rampage nationwide. One of their favorite targets was Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who bravely crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and united the Old and New Worlds.

Americans voted to deport illegal aliens

One of the key messages in President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign was a pledge for “Mass Deportation Now.” It was a popular slogan at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI.

Trump cleanses White House of fake news

From the day he descended the “golden escalator” and announced his presidential campaign in 2015, Donald Trump has been the victim of negative media coverage.

Mailbag

To the Editor: Evangeline Parish is having an important conversation about how the community should approach potential wind-energy development, and I believe residents deserve the facts before making up their minds.

Courageous juror restores faith in the justice system

In the latest “trial of the century,” Lindsay Clancy faced first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her three young children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan. Clancy admitted killing them in January of 2023 at their family home in Duxbury, MA.

The fruit always reveals the root

The older I get, the more I notice that there seems to be two loud camps competing for our attention. One camp thrives on outrage. It encourages people to be angry, revolt, destroy, defame, and tear others down. Anger becomes the fuel, and conflict becomes the goal.

Big brother loves flock cameras

In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the privacy of American citizens has been seriously compromised. To “keep Americans safe,” the bureaucratic monolith of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created, which includes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Mailbag

Dear editor, There is an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child.