To Our Yankee Friends We say- Get a Life!

Our friends up north need to let it go. According to a cross section of northern commentators, the Second Reconstruction may be over, but they think a third one may be necessary.The first came with the demise of the South following the Civil War.

COMMON SENSE

And I thought voters were distrustful, angry and confrontational a few years back when I held public office in Louisiana.

School board member praises hard work and achievement of students

Dear Editor:As an almost 12-year member of the Natchitoches Parish School Board, I have witnessed firsthand the many challenges our educators, administrators, and staff have faced.

Is President Trump the most powerful man in world history—No

President Trump has been musing about whether he’s the most powerful man in world history, and judging by the results lately, the answer is definitely “no.

Sayonara, Bill

bat on a public baseball diamond. Jimmy complied. Jimmy later showed investigators where he had thrown the knife and divers retrieved the weapon. Judith’s testimony initially agreed with Jimmy’s, but she later changed her story to help James.

To The Letter

When I was about 10, I wrote a letter to my aunt, who lived in Oklahoma. I’d never written a letter to anyone before.For a kid in Ashdown, Arkansas, Oklahoma might as well have been China.I just knew that I didn’t see her or my uncle much, and I told my grandmother I missed them.

Ask Rusty:

Can my spouse file at 63 and then get half of mine when I later claim?Dear Rusty: My spouse is 63 and I am 65. I am planning to take my Social Security benefits at age 70.

The Christ Cocoon

It’s the only way to truly be changed or transformed: “The Christ Cocoon.” Yes, New Year’s resolutions can’t do it; neither can “turning over a new leaf:” for all us have an enemy within named “Me, myself and I.

Sen. Kennedy proposes reconciliation to pass SAVE Act

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) defended commonsense election integrity policies and forced a vote on inserting key parts of the SAVE Act into a Senate Republican plan to re-open the Department of Homeland Security. The final vote was 48-50. It was a close vote but a heartbreaking loss.

Doesn’t anyone take time to vote?

Remember the 1970 song by Chicago: “Does anybody really know what time it is, does anybody really care?” Louisiana held an election last week and only 17% of registered voters showed up.