Note: The following was submitted by Dana Jefferson. Although it requests a retraction from the Free Press, we stand behind our story. Dear Editor; I am writing you today in reference to an article you recently published regarding the awards…
Tag: Letter to editor
Kobe’s death was like a death in the family
Dear Editor, I am caught off guard. A death of someone I did not know personally but the death felt like family. Not a distant relative but more the sadness and despondence and emptiness you feel when you lose a…
A message to the young voters from Brenda Roy
Dear Editor, While out campaigning, asking folks to PLEASE vote, I’m told by many ‘young’ people, “I don’t vote”. This is sooooo disturbing. Please read this entire message from me to the young people who don’t vote. Rispone said that…
Inmate placed in solitary because he won’t cut his hair
Dear Editor, My name is Richard Dickson #589943 and I’m currently housed at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer, LA. I’m from Monroe, LA., and I’ve been incarcerated since 2009, but been at David Wade since December 2012. I’m currently…
Presidents, reparations, and ACT programs
Hi Cadence, I read your last three articles and I totally agree with almost everything you had to say. In “If Kids Ruled the World,” you wrote about kids being presidents and what qualities the kids should have when they…
Almost 2,000 in Angola convicted with non-unanimous juries
Dear Editor, In early 2018, The Baton Rouge Advocate News Paper released a series entitled “Tilting The Scales: A Jim Crow Law still colors Justice in Louisiana.” The series created an immediate buzz from experts and historians who labeled the…
The delay in the lighting projects on Hwy 165 South are affecting area walkers
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to address my concerns about the lack of lighting on South Bound Highway 165 between Monroe and Richwood. On Sunday, January 20, 2019, another life was lost. In my research, this is the…