Editorial

Memories from the summer of 1962

June 1962 was the opening of Gurney Baseball Park. At last we had organized baseball, as we had played backyard, empty lot games with neighborhood kids. If our wooden bats broke or cracked we would nail, glue and tape them back together. So, here I was, a 9-year-old, red-hair and freckles.

A litany of woes for the U.S.

Time for hard-working taxpaying Americans to wake up and take action.

Keep Eunice Beautiful director thanks volunteers

On behalf of the Keep Eunice Beautiful Board and the City of Eunice, I want to thank you for doing your part during the statewide Love the Boot Week, April 18-24. Because of good folks like you we were a success! We had great coverage in the Eunice News and on KEUN.

Ask legislators to support suicide prevention lifeline

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth.

Book cited as inappropriate

Libraries all over Louisiana, and across the country, are no longer safe for children.

Don’t restrict information to what only government agencies want to deliver

Making government transparent is always going to be a work in progress. The Louisiana Press Association is at the forefront of providing public notices in a variety of formats, including online portals. But fundamental to the process is government making the information available.

Preserve Public Notice Requirement

Newspapers remain one of the cheapest ways to communicate and establish a reliable public record. Since the days of Benjamin Franklin, who was one the nation’s earliest printers, to today, the printed word on a piece of paper is the tried and true standard for a historic record.

Welcome to all, but loyalty to one

This information should be read by every person in the United States including our leaders in Washington D.C.

Teachers make other professions possible

After encouraging some younger teachers of St. Landry parish not to leave for another Parish, I spoke to several others in and out of the parish and combined their remarks. Lets see if I’ve got this right.

Parents should serve on the school board

Recently during a TV interview, I watched several teachers from St. Landry Parish express their feelings about issues with the St. Landry Parish School Board. I was amazed at the courage they showed in revealing the truth about the problems they were forced to contend with every day.