On Saturday, September 13, 2025, just after 1AM, deputies attemptedto stop a vehicle in the Conway community near Marion,after observing several traffic violations. The driver refused to stopand led deputies on a pursuit, where the driver reached high speeds,crossed into oncoming lanes, and unsecured items were thrownfrom the truck. During the pursuit, an object struck the pursuingdeputy’s patrol vehicle and …

I enjoy a good movie now and then. I’ll sometimeseven go to a concert and have been known toenjoy a stage production or two. These events serveas an avenue of entertainment; we need such occasionallyto get us out of our rut and offer a measureof change from the daily grind.For sheer entertainment, though, I’lltake what Mother Nature has to offer …

PUTIN THE PLAYERIn 1989 the world turned upside down. After thirty-five years of fear, simulated nuclear attacks and worriesof a world war like was never experienced, the worldwas free to sigh a breath of fresh air as the Soviet Unioncollapsed. The collapse was no slow methodicaldecline; it was quick and it was complete.In East Germany, the geographical area underSoviet control, …

Paper ballots and limited absentee balloting in ourelection? That’s what the president is calling for. Doeshe have a point? The overwhelming majority of democraticcountries require paper ballots in their elections.According to the Pew Research Center, paperballot are used in 209 of the 227 countries thatre democratic.. For example, the AssociatedPress reports that voters in France “use the samesystem that’s been …

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov.Jeff Landry has paid a fine andadmitted to accepting nearly$13,000 in unreported flights,closing an ethics case that criticssay highlights his disregard fortransparency and his growingcontrol over the very watchdogsmeant to hold him accountable.The Louisiana Board of Ethicsvoted Friday to approve asettlement requiring Landry topay $900 for failing to report aprivate jet trip to Hawaii in 2021,along …

President Donald Trump said he will deploytroops to New Orleans, the first such deploymentto a Red state.After his deployment of the National Guard ledto a significant decrease in the crime rate, the presidentfeels emboldened to recreate his strategy inother cities around the country. While he has floatedChicago and New York City as his next top targets,both in heavily Blue states, …