Columns

Do poll respondents have a prayer?

You’ve probably seen the screaming headlines about a Gallup survey revealing that Americans’ belief in God has hit an all-time low.

He was neither fool nor fraud

Questions turned into consternation when a mysterious stranger tried to buy every square inch of public land in Cameron Parish in 1883.

Summer bike hikes a relic of the past

Sitting in my home office I am greeted by a cool breeze coming through my open window and the sweet sounds of summer outside.

Should ‘eyes up here’ be enforced?

“Did you know that your rear passenger tire is a little underinflated?”
I harbor a grudging appreciation for a potentially life-saving hint like that.

Wishing for Pop Rouge on a hot day

People who were kids about the same time I was will testify (though memories fail about other things) that they remember clearly that Joe D’s Pop Rouge was the best red soda pop ever produced, anywhere.

Condemn the nihilism of abortion-rights activists

They’re fire-bombing pro-life pregnancy clinics. They’re defacing churches. They’re disrupting pro-life marches with threats of violence. And this is their reasoning: “If abortion isn’t safe, neither are you.”

From Sandy Hook to Uvalde: The Gospel Truth

“Do Something!!” we cry, but the mass shootings by disturbed young men keep coming — from Sandy Hook to Aurora, Parkland, Tucson, Virginia Tech, Buffalo, and now Uvalde. Our political leaders say gun and red-flag laws are the solution. Really?

Craving fatherhood advice?

Wow! Will this really be my 19th Father’s Day as a father?
My biggest regret is that I’ve had to learn so much the hard way. To make life easier for other fathers and prospective fathers, I’m sharing reader-submitted pearls of wisdom:

Band wasn’t greatest, but was sober

A brass band playing on the town square was a prime-time affair in summers long past. Practically every community of any size had one to provide weekend concerts and to play at fairs, festivals, and celebrations like the Fourth of July.