1260 - Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire 1891 - Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in New York, Tchaikovsky is guest conductor 1941 -
Ifrequented three establishments for my daily pack of menthols. Unless an employee was new, I never had to ask for a pack or tell them my brand when I approached
Merriam-Webster just added 640 new words to its dictionary. Contemporary words like “go-cup” and “vulture capitalism.” The problem is, we all know how to spell those words and what they
It’s exciting to see planning get underway for the new elementary campus that will be located on South Lake Arthur Avenue. In addition to bringing a modern, consolidated campus into
It’s been more than ten years since the Stanford Group was shut down, having bilked over 1,000 Louisiana investors out of their life’s savings. Lawsuits have been filed against the
Let us now praise two almostfamous men who served in the Senate for a combined total of 74 years and died recently within three weeks of each other. Richard Lugar,
There is a myth that strokes are mostly experienced by senior citizens. The truth is, however, all age groups are at risk. Two high-profile celebrity deaths have recently opened eyes
When the weather is perfect and you have a day off, one should not walk outside and see all the projects waiting for attention around the home. First thing you
“The recession talk in late 2018 got way, way out of hand,” New York Times economic reporter Neil Irwin tweeted a few days ago. Indeed it did. Irwin’s tweet came
There was a time when anyone, even a reporter, could stroll up to the Louisiana Governor’s Mansion and knock on the front door. There were no guarantees of getting in,
