Editorial

Which path will you follow?

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The priest indicated during his Homily that we couldn’t have a Select-a-Jesus. If we are to be Christians, we must follow the examples and teachings of Christ (CHRISTian). We cannot

GOP midterm chances are rare but crucial

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It’s been noted a million times that Democrats need to pick up 23 seats to take control of the House of Representatives in next month’s midterm elections. Nearly all analysis

Tigers, Orgeron continue to prove they belong among the best in CFB

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If most people were like I was this past week when picking an array of the week’s football contests, as hard as it was to swallow, it seemed to be

Getting away from none of it

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“Hi! We’re Bob and Ellen Yeller, and this is Joe and Patty Screamer. We love camping! We’re here almost every weekend! This is our spot! Wait! Look who just pulled

Temporary SOS treated as incumbent

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Louisiana’s interim secretary of state has been in the job fewer than six months, not elected to the position and only ascending to it because of a scandal. Still, Kyle

Look, listen and learn

In a typical fire, there may be as little as two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds. The Jennings Fire Department (JFD) is making sure

It smelled a bit like a morgue

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It smelled a bit like a morgue, shame to say. “Hematology and Oncology,” the sign read beside the doorway. It seemed that everyone was accompanied by someone in the waiting room. I was alone. I was afraid momentarily, unable to even think the “C” word, let alone say it out loud. I’ll not be writing it either.

Evacuation not an option for many

As we watched Hurricane Michael slam into the Gulf Coast as a Category IV monster, we knew devastation awaited. No major hurricane comes ashore without leaving a mess in its wake.

So far 11 deaths have been attributed to the storm, and aerial views of dozens of communities resemble Holly Beach after Hurricane Rita 2005, with nothing but debris where homes and businesses once stood.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Reader responds to letter

Dear Editor,

(Responding to a Letter to the Editor published in the Sunday, Sept. 30 edition of Jennings Daily News.)

Sue A. Smith does not speak for all veterans nor their family members, and having a family member being a veteran doesn’t automatically make you patriotic. A patriotic is one who loves his country and upholds its interests.”

What happens behind closed doors

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I’M JUST SAYIN’

We were in high school, I think our freshman year. She had started dating him two or three months before, and they were seen as one of those perfectly matched couples, a teenage power couple, if you will. She was beautiful and popular, he was the bad boy.