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The Republicans won the House.
The Democrats kept the Senate.
Joe Biden is still pretending to be the president.

Toni Jo Henry went to her execution on Nov. 28, 1942, clutching a small crucifix, loving the man she’d killed for, and worried about a little rat terrier.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores, called the Nation’s Report Card, and the ACT test scores for college admissions, are now out and the results can only be called a National Crisis!

In the smoldering wake of what can only be called a Republican debacle, many pundits much better schooled in politics and history weighed in with their opinions on what happened.

When it comes to sappy holiday movies, you either scorn them as you would another pair of reindeer-themed socks, or you eagerly binge on offerings such as “My Southern Family Christmas,” produced by Hallmark and described thusly:

Please pardon me, but I am always overcome by mawkish sentimentality at this time of year.

Don’t you and I deserve a campaign break? For months, we’ve been suffering through accusatory political rhetoric from both parties. I don’t know about you, but I think we all should tune out for a while.

1849 was a really bad year for Louisiana. In the spring the state was swamped by one of our worst floods ever, almost as bad as the Great Flood of 1927. Yellow fever swept through the state during the hot days of summer.

This is addressed to the people who remain in a state of shock after Pennsylvania voters chose John Fetterman to represent them in the U.S. Senate come January.

Is the glass half empty or half full?
In my experience it’s always been half full — and that’s one of many things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving.