A nation at the crossroads
Without Louisiana College there might not have been ‘Sunshine’
By Randy Willis Perhaps I should explain in more detail. Without Louisiana College there may never have been the classic hit song "You Are My Sunshine. " The year was 1920 and the son of a poor sharecropper from the now-ghost town of Beech Springs in north Louisiana decided he wanted to get an education. His family was so poor that he did not have a bed in which to sleep until he was nine years old. Upon graduation from high school, he began the task of choosing a college. One of his neighbors had something called a college catalogue. Later he would recall, “I was amazed and believed you could order a college just as you ordered something from Sears. I’d never seen a college, had never been on a college campus, but I read it and it told all about Louisiana College at Pineville. I decided that’s where I would try to go.” The college had been established just fourteen years before in 1906. But how could he pay for tuition, books, housing, and food? He didn't have any money or know anyone that did, so he decided to try and get a job at the college. On his second day on campus he went to the college employment office and found a job in the soon to be named Hattie B. Strother Cafeteria. Hattie was the beloved dean of … [Read more...]
HADAWAY: ‘The best of 5 choices’ in 2016 election
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Abortion & the election: Five million plus children
By John Yeats There are many voices screaming at the top of their lungs, attempting to sway the vote of adults in this nation for their particular candidate. By this stage of the game, only the uninformed are unaware that both candidates are seriously flawed. It is a good thing when the personality of the leader exudes greatness and virtue, but neither of the candidates’ characters and personality traits rise to a level worthy of enthusiastic support. But this election was never as much about which candidate’s personality would best serve the majority of the electorate as much as it was about which ideology will govern our nation. Right after the primary season, voters realized they must look behind both of the major-party candidates to see who advises the president, thus shaping policy and appointments. The ideologies, policies, and appointments are what make an elected administration worthy of support. So the voters must wade through all the commercials, the appeals and debates and ask which ideals best represent their personal perspective. In this election cycle, there are many ideological factors, but one is too despicable to talk about, too horrific for words. Five million children . . . The media executives and … [Read more...]
