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History of Bayou Teche takes many turns

If you read enough stuff that was written a good while ago, you will eventually run across the claim that Bayou Teche was named for Edward Teach, the infamous pirate better known as Blackbeard.

Don’t let political dogma cost an education

When Democratic wunderkind Josh Shapiro campaigned to become the next governor of Pennsylvania, he tried to assume a centrist, bipartisan tone on “helping kids.” That included supporting Lifeline Scholarships for children in disadvantaged areas, w

Louisiana property owners begging for relief!

Can you afford your property insurance in Louisiana? Rates across the state continue to go up. The legislature just finished its regular session, and no viable solutions were offered.

The American dream is a life without debt

I dream of the day I will be 100% debt free!
I took on debt fairly early in life, when I borrowed money to help cover the cost of my Penn State degree.

How’s that honeymoon working?

“Have you seen everything you want to see?”
“Yeah. You?”
“Me too. Let’s go back home.”

Through Stumpy Lake to Bayou Vermilion

In the middle 1800s, most of the handful of steamboats that ventured onto the Vermilion River, went no further than Perry’s Bridge, partly because there wasn’t much profit in going any further, and partly because fallen trees and other obstacles m

Conservative moms show grace

Hannah Arendt, who observed the trial of Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann many decades ago in Israel, coined the phrase “the banality of evil” to describe crimes that were anything but banal.

Are we in danger of losing AM radio?

I’ve been a regular AM radio listener for most of my life. And now I am terribly disappointed that AM radio stations are under siege. We are learning that a number of major auto companies are giving up on AM radio.

Dodging increasing crime rates

People are getting so used to increasing crime rates in cities across America, an etiquette is evolving between some muggers and their victims.