Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the letter of Mr. Joseph Hamilton in your March 7, 2026, issue. Actually, I was responsible for writing the letter for him. Let me explain. I met you years ago, as a result of…
Category: Letter to Editor
Prisoner asks for outside help
Dear Editor, One of your subscribers has been sharing your newspaper with me for years. I have always felt that you are one of the few, if fewest, who outrightly publish injustices in the system against those who are poor…
Strong support for retaining Mrs. Sonya Giles Fields as Principal
Dear Editor, We are writing to express our united and sincere support for retaining Mrs. Sonya Jiles- Fields as Principal of Roy Neal Shelling Elementary School. Her leadership has had a profoundly positive impact on the students, staff, and the…
Keep up the fight
Dear Editor, I pray that you are well… You don’t know me, but I’ve been reading multiple issues of your newspaper, the Monroe Free Press every day for a week straight now. As my envelope denotes, currently I am incarcerated…
Hope beyond the walls
Dear Editor, My name is Dennis W. Minor, DOC#518772, I am a faithful reader of The Free Press not only because I am from Monroe, South 3rd Street to be exact…but because I have been locked up since 2008, but…
Inmate suspects his life is in danger
Dear Editor, My name is Ronnie L. Cousin, #89334 is my prison number, I am incarcerated at David Wade Correctional Center(DWCC). I am writing in dire need of your assistance by any means provided, I have reason to believe that…
Snaps of the City
Between January 30 and February 5, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.