Columns

January 6 hearings are not Watergate

I was 11 during the summer of 1973 when the Watergate hearings were televised. The memory is still very clear in my mind, and it was a watershed moment for a young girl who thought her country was perfect. It clearly wasn’t.

Higher police standards to protect our kids

There is a poignant family portrait, painted in 1943 by Norman Rockwell, called “Freedom of Fear,” that shows a mother and father standing over their sleeping children.

Does your body hate you?

Trust me when I declare that I am not competing for sympathy against folks suffering from cancer, blocked arteries, diabetes or other serious ailments.
I do nonetheless think that my body is out to get me.

Make national parks free for all

For just one day this summer — and if you’re planning a vacation, it’s Thursday, Aug. 4 — entrance fees are waived at the 110 national parks that normally charge admission.

Abbeville men honored a crustacean

Elks and Moose and Owls and Lambs all had fraternal orders in south Louisiana in 1913, but a critter that was already becoming iconic had none.

A different perspective for America’s critics

During the Bicentennial year of 1976, I was a 15-year-old history geek. To be alive for the 200th birthday of our nation, particularly in Philadelphia, where it all began, was intoxicating.

Polling shows Louisianans support reining in Big Tech

Our politics are arguably more divided now than at any other time in modern history – however, the one thing that both Democrats and Republicans in Louisiana do agree on is the need to rein in Big Tech.

Washington’s farewell warnings to America

Many are now asking “what would George Washington do today?” President Washington has already answered that question in his Farewell Address to the Nation on 9-17-1796.

Keystone pipeline: Louisiana’s economic savior?

The approval of the Keystone pipeline is back in the news as petroleum interests and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation are calling on the President to get this project moving forward.

Concerts: yea or nay?

Believe it or not, my wife and I haven’t attended a concert in nearly 25 years.
(Elton John’s January 1998 appearance at Nashville Arena was our last outing.)