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.

Opinion

Why ‘Mediscare’ may not work this time

The other day, I was watching former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean on CNBC do his best to bash ...

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 ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

America does a lot of ‘fist shaking’

What in the world has happened to our country’s collective psyche to cause such spectacular divisiveness at almost ...

Ben Hillyer

Natchez good enough for gallery display

When I asked Tommy Polk if his bed deserved to be in one of America’s most prestigious art ...

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Now is time to support schools, leaders

New Concordia Parish Superintendent Paul Nelson likely knew before Monday night that he wouldn’t always have the support ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Driving, not texting, should be high priority

His deep, gruff voice rings in my ears’ memory without much effort.

Ben Hillyer

The real reality begins at Olympics

As the politicians droned on the television, one woman checked out the condition of her fingernail polish. Her ...

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Media is a mirror of America

An interesting thing happened on CNN Monday when veteran TV anchor Anderson Cooper received a heartfelt challenge from ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Who really deserves our attention?

Our nation’s attention focused on the City of Aurora, Colo., last week. The young man who apparently decided ...

Ben Hillyer

Are we standing in front of the wizard?

Evidently all Natchez needed was the Wizard of Oz.

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