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Editorials

THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN

Editor’s Note: The Ruston Daily Leader’s new feature of Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down is our view on topics that have created a positive, or negative, buzz in the community.

Remember the good accomplished at the LCB

In today’s edition on page one, we published another update on the ongoing investigation into the Louisiana Center for the Blind.

Holidays force tough financial decisions

You don’t need to sit in front of the TV and watch CNN or Fox News to realize the issues that are affecting us on a daily basis.

Bridge generations together for Veterans Day

Thursday is a very special day in our country. It’s a day when we pay tribute and honor those men and women who have put their lives on hold and at times in danger to protect the freedoms we hold near and dear.

Put pen to paper for a change

As part of Friday’s edition of the Ruston Daily Leader, we included a special insert titled, “Silver Linings,” published for seniors in the community.

Let’s not convict anyone in the court of public opinion

There are times when news breaks in a small, tight-knit community and creates a natural human reaction: passionate outcry.

Maybe unity can be found on a local level

A Louisiana House health committee hearing was held Monday in Baton Rouge that included Gov. John Bel Edwards and his chief public health officer, Dr. Joe Kanter.

Body cams a win for sheriff’s office

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Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s Office deputies began wearing body cameras on their shifts Thursday night.

Grambling sense of family, dedication must be admired

If you needed a reminder just how global Grambling State University’s brand has been over the decades, you should have sat in on the 2020 and 2021 virtual Grambling Legends Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday.

Upholding ethical journalism is paramount

Bob Caslen, the much-embattled president of the University of South Carolina, resigned from his lofty position on Wednesday of this week.