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Ice cream in a block or angel food light?

With the temperature climbing higher every day, it was welcome news in Crowley in the early summer of 1923 that the town’s first ice cream plant would soon be ready for business.

Biden’s poet laureate bogus ban

Amanda Gorman, the young woman who read her highly celebrated poetry at Joe Biden’s inaugural two years ago, has proven herself to be quite adept at writing fiction in addition to her laureate skills.

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. government debt could trigger a severe recession”; 2) “President Biden and Speaker...

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.