February 2022

Formerly absent dad doesn’t acknowledge past

DEAR HARRI- ETTE: Growing up, I never really knew my biological father — aside from what my grandparents would tell me. When I was 7, my mother remarried, and my stepfather has been my daddy ever since. Now, as an adult, my biological father has reentered my life and is an active granddad to my kids.

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Planning a romantic getaway for Valentine’s Day?

I dare you to google news about Valentine’s Day.

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Children don’t deserve parents’ respect

I just experienced a flashback, but fear not, it wasn’t freaky. I was thinking about the parenting revolution that began in the late 1960s and quickly overwhelmed America’s homes and schools.

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Looking at two endangered precedents

For 15 days in June of 1971, a federal court barred The New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers, a damning account of how the United States had blundered into the Vietnam War. That egregious edict was overturned by six Supreme Court justices, and today their ruling sets the legal standard regarding press freedom.

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Grambling Budget Battles

Four days after Grambling Mayor Ed Jones filed suit against the city council for its refusal to enact a 2022 budget, dissenting council members sent Jones a letter requesting financial information they say they needed prior to making a decision.

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High School Teacher of the Year

Ashlee Bell’s mother is a professional educator. After observing the amount of work that went into her mom’s job, she had no desire to do something like that.

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The Place to Be

Lincoln Parish Park has been recognized at the statewide level for its excellent campground and contributions to tourism.

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Lincoln Prep falls to Richwood in non-district action

For three quarters it looked as though Lincoln Prep was going to hang around with Class 3A Richwood Saturday, but the Rams pulled away late to gather a 67-59 victory.

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Pickleball Clinic to be held in Ruston Sunday

Scott Smith and Daniel Richardson, IPTPA Pickleball instructors, will be conducting a pickleball clinic at the Ruston Indoor Sports Complex on Sunday from 2-3:30 pm.