Report on physical activity for children reveals continued low levels of participation

The Physical Activity Alliance, the nation’s largest national coalition dedicated to advancing regular participation in physical activity, this week released the 2024 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

So the winner in the Presidential Election is?

My favorite comic strip is called “Pearls before Swine.” I read it in my local newspaper every day. It’s wisdom shared by animal characters.One asks: “I’m trying to decide who I should vote for to become the leader of the free world.” Another answers: “You have two choices. Only two.” The response?

Carmakers who don’t comply with damaging policies will be sorry

Yes, Kamala Harris wants you out of your gas-powered car Kamala Harris is an automotive libertarian, or so she maintains.“Contrary to what my opponent is suggesting, I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive,” the vice president said at a campaign stop in Michigan the other day.

Emergency contract will impove reimbursement rates for independent pharmacists Governor says

Gov. Jeff Landry announced last week the approval of an emergency contract that will improve reimbursement rates for independent pharmacists and will give Louisianans better access to prescription medications.

Todays’ Good News

Elvis Presley scored big with his number one love song recorded in 1956. No matter what your taste in music is, you cannot deny what an impact Love Me Tender has had on the human heart. Just examine the word “tender.

Poor Columbus! He was just a footnote

Did you celebrate Columbus Day last week? ( Ooops, it’s now Indigenous Peoples Day.) That’s right. We changed the name, and now celebrate those Indian tribes Columbus encountered on his discovery of the Americas, a number of which were cannibals.

Don’t count on lower insurance rates in the state

Louisiana legislators are ringing their hands over the increasing cost of property insurance. “How are we going to bring Insurance premiums down? What to do, what to do?” Will enforcing stronger building codes work? How about giving grants for people to reinforce their roofs?

Lawmakers must support Cassidy’s fight for affordable flood insurance

This hurricane season has given Senator Bill Cassidy’s fight to rein in flood insurance costs a new sense of urgency not only for our state but for the nation.

Today’s Good News

Elvis Presley scored big with his number one love song recorded in 1956. No matter what your taste in music is, you cannot deny what an impact Love Me Tender has had on the human heart. Just examine the word “tender.

Dockworkers seem to be for economic stagnation

It’s the processing gate that roared.APM Terminals at the Port of Mobile in Alabama uses a semiautomated gate to process trucks without union labor, and this supposed outrage is one of the reasons the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike.