KISSING BABIES AND SHAKING HANDS JUST WILL NOT CUT IT ANY LONGER IN POLITICS

REX MONCRIEFWhether you are a local, state or federal candidate, the impact of social media is here to stay. As a public official or a candidate, you need to reach out to the people, and the most efficient way is social media.

SWEPCO WAS PREPARED; CUSTOMERS DID NOT SUFFER SAME FATE AS TEXAS

MICHAEL CORBINThere is no doubt Texas legislators, local officials and citizens will spend the foreseeable future investigating the massive power outages that impacted the state the week of Feb. 15, 2021.

“ONE CALL, THAT’S ALL”

MITCH DOWNEY SUPERINTENDENT, BOSSIER SCHOOLSThere is an attorney who advertises on billboards “One Call, That’s All.”

SOMETIMES YOU NEED THE WORLD TO STOP AND LET YOU BREATHE A MINUTE

JIM’S WIFEI loved our snow daze. It was a new experience to be off work for an entire week. I did make myself get up every day as if I was going to work so that I could do things that I have been putting off at home.

ONCE AGAIN SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY NON-COMPLIANT WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW

The website for the Shreveport Airport Authority does NOT have the minutes of the authority's meeting after Sept. of last year.The failure to maintain the website in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Open Meetings Law was a MAJOR issue in Sept. of 2019.Although airport Wade Davis was...

WHAT POSITIVE HAS AIRPORT DIRECTOR DAVIS ACCOMPLISHED SINCE HIS HIRE?

It's an unanswered question--simply because airport director Wade Davis has failed to cooperate with a simple request for positive pressWhat IS known is that it took him many months to discover major problems with the gateways--the only "moving" parts of the airport.The problems continue at the...

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON?

Versa Clark Ken KrefftJohn Perkins Jon GloverPrentiss Smith Colvin RobersonRex Moncrief John SettleALL ARE LOCAL CITIZENS/INFLUENCERSALL HAVE DIVERSE OPINIONSALL WRITE REGULARLY FOR FOCUS SBSTAY INFORMEDDON'T MISS A SINGLE ISSUESUBSCRIBE NOW TO FOCUS SBALL POSITIVE NEWS EVERY ISSUE EVERY WEEK

UPDATE ON CADDO PARISH RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Caddo Commission staff is fervorously working to implement the $7.1 million dollars received from the U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program.The Commission has selected the Shreveport Housing Authority to be the administrator for this new program.The Housing Authority will...

WRONG TIME TO BASH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OVER SNOWARMAGEDEN

Hopefully, when this column is read, ALL citizens in Shreveport and for that matter, Caddo Parish will have running water.I realize that many citizens have broken/busted water pipes that prevent water from actually flowing into their residents.Thankfully there are many water distribution locations,...

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON?

Versa Clark Ken KrefftJohn Perkins Jon GloverPrentiss Smith Colvin RobersonRex Moncrief John SettleALL ARE LOCAL CITIZENS/INFLUENCERSALL HAVE DIVERSE OPINIONSALL WRITE REGULARLY FOR FOCUS SBSTAY INFORMEDDON'T MISS A SINGLE ISSUESUBSCRIBE NOW TO FOCUS...