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Reader says Free Masons Do a Lot of Good

Dear Editor:I am a Kansas Freemason who lives now in Longview, Texas. I read the news item in the Natchitoches Times about Phoenix Masonic Lodge in Natchitoches fulfilling its duty and having its yearly Officer installation (Jan. 3 issue.

Trump’s dumb idea to buy Greenland?

President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest recently as he proposed that the U.S. try to buy Greenland. Many political observers rolled their eyes. Buy another country?Has the Prez thrown out another wacky suggestion and is this really a good idea? Actually, yes.

The holidays offer us a second chance

Most of us have been swept up in the momentum of the holiday season. We have passed Thanksgiving, reached the Christmas milestone and are approaching New Year’s Day, the third in the trilogy of holidays. Sure, there is a lot of our attention on holiday shopping, football, and social events.

The Hero of the Yankee Division

In 1917, the world was in the midst of World War I. Corporal J. Robert Conroy was among the soldiers of the 102nd infantry, 26th division, known as the “Yankee Division,” camped at Yale Field in New Haven, Connecticut.

Royal Alexander

From the pen ofI have heard news sources mention numerous times recently that some of President Trump’s cabinet nominees have “very different views and beliefs” than he does. It makes me laugh!