Ben Hillyer

A photo’s worth is in the story

What is the first place you turn to when you read the newspaper?

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Don’t let our state live up to expectations

Either you or me had best start eating. We have “big” expectations to meet, according to a national ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Help comes from unlikely mediator in fire standoff

Sometimes solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems come from the most unlikely of places.

Ben Hillyer

So much for city-county consolidation

For five years there was a standoff in the Hillyer station wagon. When my parents first purchased the ...

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Fire squabble not good in short run

In the short run the never-ending squabble over fire protection is benefiting no one.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Firefighters’ cool heads provide example

With no power at the house after Hurricane Isaac nipped our area, the Cooper household temporarily went back ...

Ben Hillyer

Businesses should think local too

The first word the man behind the counter uttered was “No.”

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Fall fun offers something for everyone

Sure, azaleas pack a powerful spring punch, but let’s be honest, nothing beats fall fun in the Miss-Lou.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Do you know what happens when you make plans?

Wednesday was a day I won’t likely forget anytime soon, though I sure wish it had been less ...

Ben Hillyer

Isaac not a name to remember

Chances are we will see another Hurricane Isaac in our lifetime. The reluctant hurricane just didn’t want to ...

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What’s more romantic than a hurricane?

To me, hurricanes symbolize love.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Are you ready to be the 12th man?

With the second week of high school football in this season’s history book, local teams are beginning to ...

Ben Hillyer

Will the Olympics ever end?

Ever since the Olympics, life in the Hillyer house has become nothing but a series of medal events.

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Experience Friday nights live, anywhere

High school football kicked off in the Miss-Lou with a bang and, unfortunately, a few sirens, Friday night.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Eliminate criminal sense of wonder

Lots of people go through a “mid-life crisis.” You know the routine.

Ben Hillyer

And the polling hamster says…

I imagine somewhere in the United States there is an elementary classroom in which a hamster or a ...

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What will wash up tomorrow?

It’s not news to any local resident that our community’s biggest, most interesting highway is full of trash.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Thanks for helping us go for the gold

As the 2012 London Olympics wind down today, I’m one set further from the likelihood of competing in ...

Ben Hillyer

What happened to the first day?

If I reported on my son Gibson’s first day of school, it would be a short write up.

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Have you found your patriotism?

The simple, yet loud, cheers of 5-year-old twin boys in the stands at Olympic Stadium Monday would have ...

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