Letter to Editor: Thanks to Run for the Warriors participants & sponsors
Dear Editor,Just over one year ago, on September 11, 2012, I was running around the track at North Park, and was overcome by an overwhelming urge to do something for our wounded service men and women,...
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Letter to the Editor: PRESTON COREY BULLOCH
It’s been a year and eight months since my son’s accident at age 28 that left him with a severe brain injury. I just wanted everyone from First Baptist Church of Amite and St Helena Catholic Church to...
View ArticleGagging Robertson not free speech issue
The hoorah over Phil Robertson’s suspension from Duck Dynasty reflects an abundance of confusion on the public’s part about what A&E Network and other television entities are. Robertson has every...
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Thomas Sowell: Hit Piece Journalism
Front-page editorials, disguised as news stories, have become such familiar features of the New York Times that it should have been no surprise to discover in the December 28th issue a front-page story...
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Jim Brown: Duck Dynasty Controversy
Did we all get suckered in? Did the Duck Dynasty and the A&E folks see us coming or what? For weeks, America has been consumed with the saga of head Duck Phil Robertson and the pros and cons of his...
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Steven Waguespack: New Year, Same Game
Baton Rouge, La. - Ready or not, 2014 is here. New Year’s Day symbolizes all-day televised football and the last hoorah of the holiday season. It also is a day to reflect on the past year and talk...
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AAU (Amite Alumni United)
As I was conjuring over what to write about for this article, I decided to brief you all on this special alumni group that is underway. This particular group (AAU) is not associated with the...
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Remembering with Rae
Rayford Series: PLAN B (Told to me by my cousin Wallace Dees.) Plan A was a perfectly good plan. It was the 1950s and money was somewhat easy to get. With that in mind, he bought 2 shiny white...
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L&L
~Grace and Elegance in The Classroom~ The image is sharp and clear. Fifty-nine years haven’t dulled the lessons, and their voices are still easy to hear. They were like a dynamic duo. I’m speaking...
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Piece of Mine
Let me start off by just saying that I am overwhelmed by the support Amite Alumni United has received. For those of you who still may not be aware of this wonderful organization, allow me the...
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Rock & Roll lives here
Discovering roots of America's music about an hour north of Amite, LA.Pictured above is rock & roll band Hazlehurst. Members from left to right: Jesse Brooks (guitar), Jody LeCompte (bass), and...
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Editorial: Coming Together in Hard Times
By Melinda Giardina07/20/2016Once again, the city of Amite has lived up to the meaning of its name: friendship. Like most of you, I was attending church with my daughter in Ruston, La., when the lives...
View ArticleNOTICE-A_160095
08/10/2016 Public Notice Notice is hereby given that Recreation District 39A of Tangipahoa Parish will hold a meeting on Monday, September 5, 2016 at its regular meeting place located at 53309 West...
View ArticleGagging Robertson not free speech issue
The hoorah over Phil Robertson’s suspension from Duck Dynasty reflects an abundance of confusion on the public’s part about what A&E Network and other television entities are. Robertson has every...
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It's National Newspaper Week
Melinda Giardina10/05/2016There are three things that I like to think Americans do each morning: Turn on the television to watch the morning news, pour themselves a cup of hot coffee, and sit down in a...
View ArticleLagniappe & Leftovers
~~~In Honor and Remembrance~~~by Brenda Bellavia On a clear, crisp Friday, with the blue sky offering a perfect backdrop, the town of Amite paid final respects to a legendary gentleman. As mourners...
View ArticleThe Pundit Speaks
Calcium: Get it from Natural Foods Not Supplementsby Randolph Howes Experts are recommending a cautious approach to taking calcium supplements, especially following the results of new studies....
View ArticleThat’s Our Story And We’re Sticking To It
By Frances Uncut I don’t do my son’s homework all the time, but tonight I did. When I finished, I found myself trying to justify my actions. On the surface, it was simply easier for me to do it. I’m...
View ArticleButterfly Wings
By Fran Snoddy “Happy Birthday!” wishes to Lacey Gregory Kraft of Flowery Branch, Georgia, November 12. Lacey is the daughter of Shirley Jean Stone Gregory and David Gregory, formerly of Jessie Stone...
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Opinion: Remembering Pearl Harbor 75 Years Later
By Matthew Roy12/07/2016Time heals all wounds, so the saying goes. The old adage refers to the ability of men and women to get over their traumas and move on. While there are some events and things...
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