As noted in last week’s editorial, last weekend was setting up to be a busy one…but we had no idea what was really in store. It made last week’s prediction seem relatively mild. On Wednesday, I traveled to DeQuincy to cover the LaSalle Tigers’ playoff game. These young men gave a valiant effort and ...

My mama’s lovely face is forever etched in my mind. Her perfectly shaped, uniquely olive-green eyes…her curly black hair- which she abhorredcascading on her shoulders…the understanding quiet smile that would soothe my troubles…the stern look that would stop me dead in my tracks. She was the most bea...

Living in the present age, one must admit that technology has changed, and in this it has changed how we look at many different things.Take for instance the telephone. I remember the day when all you had was one telephone and it was a rotary dial. In the Ray household we had one telephone and it was...

I was sitting in the shopping mall, drinking coffee and taking a break. I don’t like going to the mall, but sometimes I have to go and pick up somethi...

Exactly when is the busiest time of the year?Certainly, that question is debatable. Some say during the Christmas season while others say around the s...

When it comes to playing the piano, I register on a scale from mediocre to almost good. But my lack of abilities cannot be attributed to my childhood ...