Columns

The Marks Post: B.J. was a peach

Over the past several years, I have been volunteering at the Ville Platte-Evangeline Parish Recreational Complex for Dixie Youth All-Star tournaments. Over that same time, I have gotten to know B.J. Fontenot, who was a former Dixie Youth coach and umpire and never missed an All-Star tournament.

The misdirected GOP blame game

In the end, there was no red “tsunami,” “wave,” or even “trickle.” In fact, the 2022 midterm election was a major win for the Democratic Party. Usually, in a midterm election, the party in power suffers huge losses. It happened in 1994, 2010 and 2018.

Hold on America, Trump is coming back

There is an obvious reason that President Donald Trump plays the Sam and Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at the end of his campaign rallies. He wants to give the American people hope that our collective nightmare will eventually end.

Democrats scramble to distract from the economy

In the final days of the most important midterm election in American history, the Democrats, the party with absolute power, are frantically trying to distract voters from focusing on their most important priority.

Joe must go

What is it going to take for the 25th Amendment to be utilized and for President Joe Biden to be removed from office? He is 79 years old and is suffering from significant mental incapacities. Biden needs rest, medical care, and treatment for his condition.

Sorry COVID maniacs, Americans are moving on

After 31 excruciating months, Americans are ready to move on from COVID-19. Even President Joe Biden admitted that “the pandemic is over.” According to a recent poll by Axios, 65% of Americans agree with Biden and see little to no risk in returning to their pre-COVID lifestyles and activities.

It’s Cotton time

(Editor’s Note: Carissa Hebert wrote this column last year during the week of the Louisiana Cotton Festival, and it is a wonderful reminder of the what the festival means to the local area. We thought it would be fitting to reprint it at this time during this year’s festival.) “It’s Cotton time.

Challenges are mounting for our woke military

The United States armed forces is facing its biggest recruiting challenge since the military draft ended in July of 1973. For the next twenty years, the all-volunteer military was easily able to manage the country’s conflicts, such as the Persian Gulf war of 1991.

The dumb and dumber administration

Americans are starting to realize that their country is in serious trouble. After 20+ months of President Joe Biden and his ill-advised policies, there are multiple crises impacting the nation. When Biden assumed office, the nation’s economy was strong.

Pelosi deserves to be booed and fired

If there is one politician who deserves to be booed it is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). On Saturday night at Central Park in New York City among fellow leftists Pelosi received her just deserts.