Reader says Free Masons Do a Lot of Good

Dear Editor:I am a Kansas Freemason who lives now in Longview, Texas. I read the news item in the Natchitoches Times about Phoenix Masonic Lodge in Natchitoches fulfilling its duty and having its yearly Officer installation (Jan. 3 issue.

C100 and LABI call on businesses to offer apprenticeships

C100 and LABI Call on Businesses to offer high school apprenticeships and Internships.

My Birthday Rememberance: Remembering my Dear Old Dad

In this week’s column, can I divert from my usual agenda of politics and current events? If he were still living, my Father would have reached the rip age of 100 this week.

Governor’s response to New Orleans tragedy is State of Emergency

In response to the tragic terrorist attack that took place on Bourbon Street Wednesday, Jan. 1, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a State of Emergency in Orleans Parish.This will allow for the utilization of all available state resources ahead of Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras.

Country must make health care work like other parts of economy

America’s health bill will surpass $7.7 trillion by 2032. That’s equivalent to one in every five dollars flowing through the economy.To address this crisis, we must make health care work like other sectors of our economy, rather than the bloated, over-regulated mess it is today.

Trump’s dumb idea to buy Greenland?

President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest recently as he proposed that the U.S. try to buy Greenland. Many political observers rolled their eyes. Buy another country?Has the Prez thrown out another wacky suggestion and is this really a good idea? Actually, yes.

The holidays offer us a second chance

Most of us have been swept up in the momentum of the holiday season. We have passed Thanksgiving, reached the Christmas milestone and are approaching New Year’s Day, the third in the trilogy of holidays. Sure, there is a lot of our attention on holiday shopping, football, and social events.

Medicare Site-neutral reform will lower health care costs

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a legislative framework to address site-neutral Medicare payment reform to lower health care costs for patients and save taxpayer dollars.

The Hero of the Yankee Division

In 1917, the world was in the midst of World War I. Corporal J. Robert Conroy was among the soldiers of the 102nd infantry, 26th division, known as the “Yankee Division,” camped at Yale Field in New Haven, Connecticut.

Royal Alexander

From the pen ofI have heard news sources mention numerous times recently that some of President Trump’s cabinet nominees have “very different views and beliefs” than he does. It makes me laugh!