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The marsh mud was too soggy

One of the things President Biden talked about when he recently visited Lake Charles was the need to protect our coastline against rising tides generally and storm surges in particular. It’s not a new idea.

Biden’s budget focused on the wrong enemy

President Biden’s budget proposal increases spending on the welfare state but is cutting defense spending on an inflation adjusted basis — and to make matters worse, is also requiring some of the Pentagon funds go to “mitigate impacts of climate change.”

Your call is not really important to us

I’ve been hacked. Officially. Someone pretending to be me — go figure — has applied for unemployment benefits in my name. By the way, if you, whoever you are, really want to serve as my stuntman, there are a variety of situations in which you could actually be helpful to me.

Are you still procrastinating about your tax return?

Misery loves company, but it’s cold comfort that many of you — like me — still haven’t filed your 2020 income tax returns. (And I’m aware others of you had already pre-spent your refund SIX MONTHS AGO, but come on, dude.

Why so much music from the prairie?

Why does so much Louisiana French music come from the prairies of Evangeline Parish and western St. Landry? Musical traditions such as the long-running Saturday morning broadcast from Fred’s Lounge in Mamou are rooted in a much longer tradition.

Charging hate crimes is a slippery slope

I have renewed respect for Keith Ellison.

Scientific American describes my mother to a T.

An article titled “The Incredible Importance of Mothers,” by social scientist Melanie Tannenbaum, lays out the argument that a mother’s comfort – not just meeting basic needs, such as providing food and shelter – is essential to the development and wellbeing of children.

Biden was right then wrong on refugees

The annual refugee resettlement kerfuffle is underway.

How about celebrating the unsung mothers?

Since you asked, my niece Claire is expecting her first baby in August. Her sister Emma is expecting her second child in October. I have faith that both young ladies will someday earn a spot in a Hall of Fame for Mothers. Alas, history is littered with mothers who DIDN’T receive proper recognition.

Crowd watched as Babe disappointed Crowley

Local folk were disappointed when Babe Ruth came to Crowley in late March 1921 and didn’t hit a home run. Of course, it was hard to do in Crowley in those days.