Columns

For happiness, head for the hills

In my experience, the study’s findings are true. According to The Washington Post, the Vancouver School of Economics and McGill University have determined that people who live in rural areas and small towns are happier than those who live in congested urban and large metro areas.

West’s World: All hope for justice is not lost

A grand jury decision to indict two murder suspects and a detective with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has left me feeling like all hope for justice is not lost. The most surprising of the grand jury’s true bills was the one issued against EPSO Detective Caleb Stelly.

Downsizing: 20 mirthful years

My son thought I was kidding him, but I really am writing about the lighter side of the 20th anniversary of being downsized out of my previous “day job.” Was my termination a surprise?

The highs and lows of Billy Cannon

Billy Cannon died last week. He was a Louisiana sports legend. There are some things you just don’t forget. Where were you on 9/11, or when President John Kennedy was shot.

The Democrats’ unimpeachable stupidity

Don’t sweat North Korea. Don’t sweat the postponement of the Singapore Summit. My bet is that it’s just one of many bumps, blips and stumbles that will happen before the Trump administration and that evil dictatorship agree to a historic deal.

No rope burns, just lots of rhythm

When the St. Landry Parish community of Sunset unveiled a giant rubboard May 22, it celebrated a distinctive form of music that was born in south Louisiana and an instrument described as “one of only four true musical instruments that are original to the United States.”

For Memorial Day: Serving those who serve us

Every Memorial Day, we remember those who died during active military service. But the day gives us a special opportunity to serve those who serve us. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, nearly 42 million American men and women have served during wartime.

State budgets imploding across America

State budgets imploding across America There is smoke billowing out of many state capitals all across America today, as their budgets are facing historic squeezes that have resulted in their K-12 teachers striking for more pay — their university presidents pleading for no more budget cuts — their...

The evolving American prom

The more the American prom changes, the more it stays the same. The modern prom, reports Slate, “may be traced to the Ivy League and the annual tradition of a ‘presentation week,’ during which formal dress and dancing accompanied a promenade concert.”

Longing for the old, wooden stereo console

Editor Note: A prior version of this column was distributed by Cagle Cartoons in 2014.