Editorial

Maybe this year, maybe not

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Spring hath sprung, which means one thing in my world: It’s time to waste money on plants I will eventually kill.

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Biden’s migrant blackout

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Is there something missing from press coverage of the thousands of unaccompanied children who have illegally crossed the U.S. border from Mexico and are now in the custody of the Biden administration? Yes, there is something missing — pictures.

Now it’s NoMalarkeyCare

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Once upon a time, in a dystopia far far away, Trump decreed that Obamacare shall die. In his memorable words, “What we want to do is terminate it.”

How’d that work out?

Not only did Obamacare survive the Mara-Lago loser - and 10 years of attempted Republican sabotage - but today it’s more alive than ever. Because one of the most under-reported aspects of the American Rescue Plan are its provisions to bolster and expand the Affordable Care Act.

INhars up with tantrums at age 5P

Q: My 5-year-old continues to throw tantrums when he doesn’t get his way. His father and I are divorced. I have primary custody. He is with his dad every other weekend, basically. My ex- has very poor emotional control and I’m concerned that our son may have inherited that from him. When he throws a tantrum, I make him sit in a “tantrum chair” in the living room, something I read about in one of your books. It sometimes takes him nearly an hour to fully calm down. Is there anything else I can do to help him get control of himself or should I just stay the course? I’m thinking five years old is too old for tantrums and that there may be more going on with him than I’m aware of.

Smartphone addiction is real

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Concerning my prior use of the word “addiction” in association with smart phones and children (including teens), some people think I am speaking figuratively. To set the record straight No, I am speaking quite literally.

Willfully blind White House ignores border chaos

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The daily Southwest border updates are generating nationwide concern, except in Washington, D.C., where indifference reigns.

Burn debris safely

As the mercury rises and folks work to clean up downed trees and debris caused by hurricanes and ice storms, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner, Mike Strain, D.V.M., is urging citizens to use caution when burning storm debris.

A year later

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As many residents line up for their second round of COVID-19 vaccines, businesses have been given greater capacity limits and bars reopened due to declining case numbers in the parish.

La. lawmakers want greater reckoning at LSU

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Shameful. Heartbreaking. Sickening.