Editorial

Fight the bite

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 05:00

Mosquito bites are more than just annoying and itchy. They can spread diseases like the West Nile Virus that make you sick and in rare cases, even cause death.

Fatherly inspiration key to learning the art of grace

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 05:00

After all these years, my dad inspires me still.

Hunter Biden’s $2M ‘sugar brother’

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 05:00

One of the mysteries of the Hunter Biden matter is how the president’s son, with no obvious sources of income, manages to maintain a grand lifestyle. For the last year or so, he has been living in a $20,000-a-month rental house in Malibu, California. (The taxpayers are footing the bill for the Secret Service to pay even more, $30,000 a month, to rent the house next door while protecting Hunter.) The younger Biden also likes nice cars; a 2020 photo showed him arriving for lunch at the Waldorf Astoria in a Porsche Panamera GTS, which costs six figures. Federal prosecutors are also said to be looking into his purchase of another sixfigure auto, a Fisker electric sports car.

Voter turnout on local issues should be higher

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 05:00

This fall voters in Jeff Davis will have to chance to select new federal legislators, as well as decide on who will run the parish school system, Elton, Lake Arthur, along with several tax issues in certain districts.

Some scared, others amused by Friday the 13th

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 05:00

Today, millions of Americans are nervous, and some will even stay home. Others will laugh it off. It’s just another day on the calendar – or is it?

Care for some stolen random thoughts?

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 05:00

Honest, I’m going to write a book chockful of random thoughts someday (my more serious book about religion is already available on Amazon), but deadline pressures keep forcing me to cannibalize my ideas for this column instead.

Buy fresh, local at Farmer’s Market

Sat, 05/07/2022 - 05:00

The month of May has arrived and you know what that means? It is farmer’s market season, one of the most wonderful times of the year.

Let’s unleash the entrepreneur

Sat, 05/07/2022 - 05:00

I started my first business in the 5th grade when I convinced a neighbor to allow me to cut her grass with her electric lawn mower.

DiMaggio brothers credit Mom with their successes

Sat, 05/07/2022 - 05:00

Rosalie Mercurio DiMaggio, a Sicilian immigrant, bore nine children, three of whom became Major League center fielders.

Baby formula shortage affects parish’s most vulnerable residents

Wed, 05/04/2022 - 05:00

In the midst of the baby formula shortage, many parents are terrified of where their baby’s next meal will come from. Babies need formula to get the proper nutrition to grow and thrive.