Columns

Wed
20
Aug

GUEST EDITORIAL

Ready. Aim. Sue. Louisiana has a reputation for many things, including a warm and welcoming culture, a robust energy infrastructure and some of the best food and outdoor adventures in the nation. Unfortunately, we are also
known for a few other things, including a reputation for a poor legal climate that is well deserved by our past and current actions
 
Wed
20
Aug

DIGGIN’ IN DESOTO

Members of the Mansfield Lions Club had fun and made several hundred dollars at their recent “giant rummage sale” and the leftovers were given to Goodwill. It was held in the Clista A. Calhoun Center, which is spacious, and air conditioned. There was an abundance of good jewelry, which was sold by the bag full at the last moment. From our stuff, good for a more than giant personal rummage sale, we donated a boat paddle, a Coleman lantern, a  real large crescent wrench (known as a big “knuckle buster”), etc. They say that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure
 
Wed
13
Aug

DIGGIN’ IN DESOTO

The byline has not changed after a hiatus of almost two years; meantime, if it had not been for bad luck we would not have had any luck at all. We, on Martha Avenue, have made it through infected feet, Mary with a broken and infected leg. She was down six months, Ol’ Diggin away four months. Every time we visited the old homestead, it waved us back. Finally. As we old cotton farming boys used to say, “it was a hard row to hoe”.  
 
Wed
06
Aug

GUEST EDITORIAL

The feds sure do know how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Louisiana is on the verge of a manufacturing renaissance not seen around here in a generation. The robust economic growth we anxiously await has the potential to dramatically improve the opportunities for countless working Louisiana people. 
 
Wed
30
Jul

GUEST EDITORIAL

Is a handout really the best way to give a leg up? That is the question we have asked ourselves since President Lyndon Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America” 50 years ago and jumpstarted a massive increase in government social programs 
 

 

Wed
23
Jul

GUEST EDITORIAL

The dog days of summer are here. July and August typically are the months where we Americans take our foot off the gas. The kids are out of school. Most professional sports  are on break, with the exception of mid-season baseball and the occasional golf tournament
 
Wed
16
Jul

THE OLE CABINET MAN

WHAT …. , you may ask, in the world are you talking about? Well, last night I was sitting on my back deck with the ceiling fan on, a big citronella candle burning, and an iced down adult beverage. It was so relaxing to watch the fireflies and listen to the locusts and tree frogs and the evening was cool for early July
 
Wed
16
Jul

GUEST EDITORIAL

Sometimes we just overcomplicate things. Critics of former President George W. Bush accused him of many things over the years, but overcomplicating government was  not one of them. He was pretty easy to figure out. He never saw a tax he didn’t want to cut or a terrorist he didn’t want to bring to justice 
 
Wed
09
Jul

GUEST EDITORIAL

Have you ever heard of Ernesto Miranda? Maybe not, but I bet you are familiar with the rights associated with his last name. Ernesto was the plaintiff in the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona (1966), in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person arrested in this country must be granted certain rights known as the “Miranda rights.” 
 
Wed
02
Jul

GUEST EDITORIAL

Americans love a good underdog story. The latest example of this is playing out now in the World Cup, where the quest for the gritty,  underdog American team to overcome low expectations and long odds has captivated many sports fans across the nation that usually ignore the sport 
 

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