Editorial

The enemy is on the doorstep

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) should be suggesting that we wear blindfolds along with our masks so that we can pretend nothing is being hidden from us. If we are stupid enough to think that a mask is going to cure a pandemic, then it is no wonder we have failed to notice the communist (socialist) takeover that has been happening in this country since the 1950s.

What’s a presidential campaign without a sex scandal?

Oh, thank heaven, a sex scandal. I was afraid we were going to have to talk about death and disease all spring and summer.

Instead, we get to divert ourselves, at least temporarily, with yet another of those ideological Rorschach tests where everybody’s expected to factor in gender and political affiliation before deciding if what we’re looking at is a sex crime or two birds building a nest.

Thank a receptionist

National Receptionists’ Day was created to give recognition to receptionists and the valuable contributions they make to the companies they work.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1787- Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay, Australia

Jennings ranks at bottom for sleep

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If you are working from home, chances are your commute is simply the route from your bedroom to another room in your house.

Legislative session moves quickly with less

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The Louisiana Legislature’s return to session during the coronavirus pandemic came with irritation over masks, disagreements over what bills are essential and less public engagement in the lawmaking.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Open letter to state leaders of Louisiana

Moms never stop

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She’s about five months old and wearing me out. It’s been 11 years since I have had one this young, so it’s like learning how to raise a child all over again.

Using a mask to mask your feelings

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I have been trying to do my civic duty. I stay more than 6 feet away from most people. I live alone, so my trips to the store are surgical strikes. I have social distanced from vulnerable friends and relatives, mastered the art of Zoom and Facetime, and learned to make my own damn coffee.

Joan Collins, soap opera royalty

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The queen of mean, the dame of deviousness: Joan Collins has probably heard them all. Her character on Dynasty - Alexis Carrington - remains one of the most deliciously awful villains of the modern age. Collins herself lived a charmed life befitting the soap opera queen she later became.