Editorial

District grading plan a good decision

It’s been a tough semester thus far for our schools. Not only have many students been assigned staggered schedules or enrolled in virtual lessons because of COVID-19 issues, but hurricanes Laura and Delta have kept kids from classes for more than two weeks combined.

Hell and hurricanes: A tale

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Highway to hell

Take a good, hard look at Kamala Harris

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When Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate back a couple of months ago, it was historic.

Third woman, first “woman of color” as we keep being reminded, first “child born of immigrants,” Harris was impressive if only because of her novelty. And some felt that she was impressive because of a lot of other factors, including her intelligence and resume.

Research tree companies through state, BBB

Out-of-state tree removal companies have flocked to Southwest Louisiana in the wake of hurricanes Laura and Delta. It’s not uncommon for these company’s employees to be knocking on doors or leaving flyers and business cards on steps.

However, it’s hard to know who to trust at a time like this. Are these individuals properly licensed and insured? Can their work be trusted? Are their prices fair?

What are Trump’s chances?

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Every day, some new poll is published showing Democratic challenger Joe Biden with a big lead over President Donald Trump. Some Trump supporters ignore the news because some of the polls were wrong in 2016. They shouldn’t. The polls are real, and there is no doubt Trump is facing a serious challenge. But those polls don’t tell the whole story. Recently, we have seen a number of indicators to suggest not that the polls are completely wrong, but that the race might change in its final days.

Documentaries are often misleading

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Ever since FCC chief Newton Minow famously branded it a “vast wasteland” six decades ago, television has tried to polish its image. One way was with probing documentaries, pioneered by journalists like Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly. Today, documentaries are more popular than ever, but as competition to produce them heats up, they’re becoming part of a new kind of journalistic wasteland.

Thank you for your hard work

Yes, it’s their job, but linemen deserve our gratitude for doing their jobs and doing them well. Once again they are going above and beyond to safely restore power to our homes and businesses so that we may get back to normal — whatever that is these days — and continue recovering from not one, but two hurricanes.

Welcome to our home, and thank you

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Well, it would seem that hurricanes are good for the economy. We have an influx of people from near and far, some refugees, some utility workers from other states and regions, some construction workers seeking high-paying jobs, some laborers just looking for work and some volunteers who are looking to pay it forward. Collectively, they are renting or buying a place to live, temporarily or semipermanently; they are eating in restaurants when available, they are buying gas, oil, tires, clothes, groceries, ice, drinks and whatever necessities or staples available.

Time will tell whether Trump triumphs over COVID

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Only Boss Trump could turn even the COVID-19 plague into a farce. His triumphal return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — nicely timed for the evening TV news cycle — was like a stunt his pal Kim Jong Un would pull in Pyongyang: pure strongman street theater.

It’s time to contact insurers concerning Delta damages

Storm-wearing residents who experienced damage to their property during Hurricane Delta should contact their insurer as soon as possible to start the claims process, even if they already have a Hurricane Laura-related claim open, according to the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA).