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Johnson talks rural healthcare during UGH visit visit

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson met with about 20 healthcare professionals and parish leaders during his visit to Union General Hospital last Monday of last week. Luke BrittEditorWhen Congressman Mike Johnson became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives his life changed in many ways. Being third in line to the Oval Office has its perks …

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Don't shoot!

My name is Clyde. I live in the Downsville-Holmesville Church area. Please do NOT shoot me again. I am a "good boy," and a typical male. I love chasing deer and women. I have been neutered, so don't shoot me if I come to your house courting. Mom will do her best to keep me home next hunting season, but if I do slip away, please shoot in the air, not at me. Thank you!

Feature

Annual art competition recognizes local talent

Dana Estes’s meticulous collage took Best of Show at the 12th Annual Union Arts Council’s Competitive Art Exhibition Saturday.Estes was one of dozens of local artists who submitted work in one or more of seven categories, including amateur and professional photo, professional and amateur painting , professional drawing, professional two-dimensional fine art and amateur three-dimensional fine art. A separate category …

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Opinion

A mixed review of crime session solutions

The Louisiana legislature just finished the special session on crime spending several million dollars to come up with more ways to reduce the violence that continues to plague the Bayou state. Their solution seem to be to stick it to the convicts currently serving time, but ignoring the growing wave of juvenile crime that continues to spread throughout both big …

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Outdoors Feature

Pine trees are yielding their dreaded gold dust

Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. It’s time for the arrival of the scourge of the south, pine pollen, as evidenced by swollen buds on pines. This past Sunday I saw it for the first time. At first, I didn’t …

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Obituaries

Edna Gertrude Allen

Randy Lee Griffith

Johnny Long

George Luther Cothran

Glenda Bearden