Columns

Time to nurture America’s Irish-inspired humor

It’s always grand in March of every year to pour myself a pint of Guinness and enjoy the glorious Irish wit. It’s my good fortune to be a fellow of Irish descent.

The case for a new La. constitution

One million dollars down the drain to pay for a special session of the Louisiana legislature. And all for naught. The governor is hollering that the financial sky is falling and the state is in dire fiscal straights.

Media struggle when Trump actually makes news

The Trump Administration’s efforts to make policy and govern while also dealing with its own internal West Wing drama has news media careening, almost daily, down two separate tracks.

Never time for Daylight Saving

I’m already dreading it. On Sunday, March 11, at 2 a.m., daylight saving time, the practice of moving our clocks forward one hour in the spring and backward one hour in the fall, will commence.

Spring fever and baseball!

It’s springtime, a favorite time of year. The weather warms up without a lot of humidity. Flowers bloom at their very best. If you live in Louisiana, you witness music festivals galore, including Mardi Gras, JazzFest and a host of local harmonic gatherings of local bands all over the state.

So long, foods of my 1970's childhood

The Wall Street Journal article made me both hungry and wistful. According to The Journal, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Campbell’s Soup, Kellogg’s cereals and many other “big-food” staples of the ‘70s are in trouble.

Why say something if nothing happens?

With an increasing number of mass shootings in recent months, we are urged by law enforcement officials to keep an eye out. Report anything suspicious. “If you see something, say something” we are regularly told.

After Hurricane Maria, a Catch-22 for Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria, which made landfall on Sept.20, 2017, devastated Puerto Rico, and has created a Catch-22. Puerto Ricans are fleeing the island in the thousands, bound mainly for Florida, New York and Illinois where family and friends will embrace them.

George Washington’s history? It’s complicated

“What do you mean that America’s youth know little about George Washington, except that he was a slave owner?” “Few schools teach children about George Washington anymore.

Fiscal cliff: Is Medicaid fueling opioid crisis?

EDITORS NOTE: This is the sixth of a series of articles on the Fiscal Cliff crisis facing Louisiana today. In prior articles we have discussed how Medicaid is bankrupting America and Louisiana financially, morally — and today we will talk about its connection to the opioid crisis.