Opinion

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. American is in transition; again. For the puritan that wishes for a world that encompasses what the founding fathers envisioned and the “Devine destiny” of the mid 1850s, they will be happy. For the liberal that wants large scale …

Jim BrownJim Brown is a former Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance and a regular contributor to The Gazette. How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official? Attorneys working full time for the state are often paid more than $400,000 a year. So how do you justify such large increases? The governor …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. At the end of the COVID epidemic the world began to open up. One industry that had shut down completely was the cruise lines. When the industry was allowed to resume operations it was slow to build back its …

Sallie HollisSallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from Louisiana Tech University. Contact her at sallierose@mail.com. Facebook memes often provide delectable food for thought. (Well, at least some of them do.) I’ve written about those idea-inducing posts before.One that I stumbled upon earlier this month stopped me in my scrolling tracks:“Life is short, and …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. America is losing a certain edge that has made it such a unique place to live, such a wonderful example for other countries to aspire to be.In the 1770s America was made up of 13 colonies; 13 colonies that …

Dear Editor: Well, it looks like the decision has been made. Keeping the public informed and allowing them to view the monthly meetings appears to be a thing of the past now.After spending $21,000 in public funds to make that possible, that equipment can now be sold at auction as surplus property, I suppose, since the UPPJ apparently has decided …

Jim BrownJim Brown is a former Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance and a regular contributor to The Gazette. Well here they go again.  Political extremists who work behind the scenes in both national political parties have dusted off their old playbook by attacking the military record of both vice presidential candidates. Such attacks even have a …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. We are launching not into a new year but a new era for America. For some it will be an arduous undertaking. For others it will be like a breath of fresh air. For the world in general it …

Sallie HollisSallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from Louisiana Tech University. Contact her at sallierose@mail.com. Statistics indicate that you probably have not made any New Year’s resolutions for 2025.If you have, that’s great. I applaud your efforts and wish you well.But if you haven’t, take heart. You’re in the majority.It depends on your …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. Donald Trump is the newly elected President of the United States of America. He is replacing President Joe Biden. When President was elected in 2020 he invited the Republicans in joining him to work together to pull America together …