Columns

The Marks Post: Loaves and fish

Tim Fontenot, co-founder of the Tee-Cotton Bowl, often expressed the game between Sacred Heart and Ville Platte High became what it is today because he brought his loaves and fish and God took it and blessed it.

The GOP is in turmoil; Ronna must go now

The tenure of Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel must immediately end. Sadly, the RNC is in horrible shape as it prepares for a crucial presidential election year. Last week, the 2023 fundraising totals were released for both major political parties.

Goal of open border is to turn Texas blue

For decades, progressives have dreamed of changing Texas from a “red” Republican state to a “blue” Democrat one. This dream is realistic because Democrats have succeeded in turning several western states “blue.”

Federal Government growth fueled by the IRS

Last month, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report, astute analysts noticed that the U.S. government was the second largest growth area for employment. In November 2023, the federal government hired an astonishing 49,000 new workers.

The Democratic Party hates Democracy

Leading Democrats, especially President Joe Biden, constantly claim, without evidence, that the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement is a “threat to Democracy.” Such nonsense is intended to scare Americans into voting for another four years of Biden, the nation’s worst President.

The Marks Post: “And (Saban) is an honorable man”

As I was getting ready to leave my house Thursday morning, I was listening to sports radio out of Baton Rouge. The announcer was comparing a sports figure to Julius Caesar, and the comparisons were very apt.

Free market should set drug prices, not government

A Reuters report released just days ago uncovered that America’s leading drugmakers are raising prices yet again. Due to industry greed, the American people can expect to see more than 140 brands of drugs increase in cost over the next month.

Our people have not come first. This will soon change.

With our inauguration now over, I am left with an overwhelming feeling of hope for the future of our great state. Over the last year, we hit the road, listening to folks about the core issues that must be addressed if we’re to restore our state and improve our circumstances.

Joe Biden, America’s agent of chaos

In 2020, the early Democratic primaries were disastrous for former Vice President Joe Biden. He lost the first few states and there was real concern that socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would become the party’s presidential nominee.

Censorship is un-American; Free speech is the answer

Americans are blessed to have constitutional rights, especially the First Amendment right of free speech. As Benjamin Franklin once wrote, whoever “would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.”