A bad week for America!

A number of current and former public officials took it on the chin this past week. Much of the criticism was justified, but there was overkill in several of the high profile cases.

Reader says Free Masons Do a Lot of Good

Dear Editor:I am a Kansas Freemason who lives now in Longview, Texas.

C100 and LABI call on businesses to offer apprenticeships

C100 and LABI Call on Businesses to offer high school apprenticeships and Internships.In advance of new educational rules, two statewide organizations hosted sold-out summit Key topics:•Small and large businesses encouraged to learn how to create or expand internships and apprenticeships offered...

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?

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.

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.Current Medicare regulations allow hospitals to take advantage of the higher Medicare...

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.While enjoying his rations one day, he noticed that a homeless boy had wandered...