Yes, We Are Opening, But Should We Have Ever Closed?

Opinion: For the most part, there are two camps in the opening debate running across the United States. One camp says, “Open.” The other camp, maybe a little too obvious, says, “Don’t Open.” The arguments each way can go on for hours. Some say it’s too soon; others say it should have been done sooner […]

Four States News Rolls Quietly Over 6000

The Four States News Website (fourstatesnews.us) reached 6000 published post late Friday afternoon. As six press releases and other updates went out Friday afternoon, the Four States News quietly marked number 6000 for post and pushed beyond. To the reader at large, it went by completely unnoticed, but to me, as I sat in front […]

Four States News Expands Social Media Reach

The Four States News (FSN) is proud to announce we have added additional Facebook Groups online. The FSN is a “Community Journalism site.” We focus on events in communities such as church happenings, school events, and other issues often not covered by mainstream media. We are not looking to cover the latest wreck or the […]

Albertsons and Tom Thumb Stores in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas Voluntarily Recall Five Candy Products in Cooperation with Palmer Candy Company and Valley Milk Products LLC Recalls, Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

  FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — In cooperation with Palmer Candy Company, Albertsons and Tom Thumb stores in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are voluntarily recalling five candy products made with milk powder produced by Valley Milk Products LLC. Valley Milk Products voluntarily recalled the milk powder due to possible Salmonella contamination. Palmer Candy […]

How Committed to the US Constitution Are Our Congressmen?

The Freedom Index is a Congressional scorecard based on the U.S. Constitution. The index rates congressmen based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements.