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Out of control state spending

Sometimes, you just want to roll down your car window and let out a scream. No, not because someone is passing you in road rage. The kind of wrath I’m talking about is the outrageous spending that takes place in many agencies of Louisiana state government. Here is what has gotten my dander up.

A day to honor our war dead

Every year, polls show that a large number of Americans don’t know why we celebrate Memorial Day.

Poppies reminders of valor

At the end of World War I, the poem “In Flanders Fields” by Lt. Col. John McCrae of the Canadian army became something of a national reminder of the valor of the young men who fought and died in France in the “war to end all wars.

Are you a drive-in theater enthusiast?

I still remember one of the houses that my parents almost bought back in 1970. The domicile was memorable because it was right next door to the Hi-Way 50 Drive-in Theater and filled my young mind with impractical daydreams of watching free movies from across the fence.

How to stop progressives

Democrats in Philadelphia just came through a bruising mayoral primary, which is basically the city’s general election.

Debt default fake news

The Media is reporting that: 1) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the government has an “X-Date of June 1st where the government could become unable to pay bills on time—and a failure to pay holders of U.S.

Living a full life as we grow older

I just had a birthday. My 83rd. No, no, no, I’m not looking for any more congratulations. Like most of you who are on social media, I’ve been overwhelmed with good wishes. Yes, I do have to realize that I’m not going to live forever.

Are you addicted to memes?

Meme: “A cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread via the internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way,” explains Dictionary.com. Some people are mere passive consumers of memes. Others eschew newfangled social media altogether.

An unfortunate habit of steamboats

Steamboats revolutionized travel on the waterways of south Louisiana and did wonders for the economies of the places they visited.

Curing our loneliness epidemic

There is a loneliness epidemic in the United States, but there are some simple ways we can address it. A few weeks ago, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.