Children are now heading back to school for the third time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and routine mental and medical needs of our youth have seen a decline due to fears of public interaction due to the ongoing pandemic.
by DANNY TYREE M y family made a recent day trip to a neighboring state, so I decided this week’s column should be a tip of the hat to those oases of the interstate highway system, the state welcome centers.
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by CHRISTINE FLOWERS I was out of the country for a few weeks,so I was shocked to read up on a troubling wave of racism engulfing cartoon characters and such. Apparently, parents at Sesame Place near Philadelphia have claimed that characters like Rosita (and a few others who have gone into the Muppet Protection Program) ignored their children when they attempted to high-five or get a picture with them. Those children were Black, while the Muppets were multicolorful.
Many students in Jeff Davis Parish take alternative transportation to school, including school buses and bicycles, while some choose to walk. With the first day of school quickly approaching, motorists need to remember to be aware of children making their way to school.
This fall voters will be faced with deciding on the fate of a dozen amendments to the Louisiana Constitution, the document that is supposed to serve as the state’s fundamental law.
by JOHN L. MICEKI n an ideal world, the landmark compromise on climate change, Medicare, and energy spending that Senate Democrats announced at the end of last week would barely require a second glance.
In the digital age, informational resources are at the tips of our fingers with phones and devices connecting to a global network, however, not everyone chooses to look for helpful information when they may need it most.
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