Allen Larkin Spires Jr. was sworn in this week as the youngest member of the Mer Rouge Board of Aldermen, filling the unexpired seat of alderman Marley Oldham.
On just about every level, this is a depressing tale to tell.
The Enterprise will join supporters of the First Amendment during Sunshine Week in reminding citizens and our elected officials that government at every level must be conducted in public. This is a principle that's fundamental to our representative democracy.
A candid aside by the top fund-raiser for National Public Radio that NPR "would be better off in the long run without federal funding" inadevertently made the case for ending public radio's federal subsidy. Congress should also take public television off the federal dole.
Unrest among oil-producing nations has again sent gas prices soaring. Few doubt it will go even higher before it goes down, with some wondering if it will ever go back down.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said last week that he will be exploring a run for the presidency in the weeks ahead.
It is my sincere hope that everyone read the story in Thursday’s Enterprise regarding the meeting with the DOTD. There are people in Bastrop who wish to see a bypass around the downtown area for all the 18-wheeler traffic we are sure to get as US Hwy. 425 becomes four lanes. I am not one of those people.
Once considered an unbranded calf, the term "maverick" has come to define a politician who takes an independent stand. It has been argued that, despite the "R" behind his name, John McCain can't be branded - or painted in a box. His record indicates that he has bucked the party brand to blaze an independent path - including legislation on tax cuts, embryonic stem-cell research and immigration.
With Prairie View facing third-and-goal from the 4-yardline, Blake Lovell forced a fumble and teammate Brad McIntyre recovered to secure Briarfield's 27-19 season-opening victory Friday night.
Prairie View will take on Riverfield at 7:30 p.m. and Tallulah at 8:30 Friday night in the Briarfield Jamboree.
Bastrop defensive lineman D.D. Jones has given his verbal commitment to the Michigan Wolverines.
