Opinion

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. The world is in a perilous place. Not since the end of Desert Storm has the world been in such a state of war; a state that threatens to expand and grow to a world wide conflict. Already we …

State and industry officials are bullish on the prospect of Louisiana becoming a national leader in the practice of carbon capture and sequestration, basically capturing carbon dioxide that would otherwise contribute to atmospheric warming and injecting it deep into the ground.With huge economic development projects lining up — and with a full understanding of the state’s extreme vulnerability to rising …

I don’t normally write a sports column, but a few words would seem appropriate after Alabama’s football coach Nick Saban announced his retirement last week. Simply put, love him or hate him, Nick Saban was the nation’s best college coach in recent years, and maybe the best college coach ever. Jim Brown Now, many LSU football fans don’t want to hear …

When I was in Navy bootcamp we spent many hours in classes learning the fundamentals of being a good sailor. While much of this information has been locked in the recesses of the gray matter between the ears, some tidbits seem to remain present in my everyday memory. Thomas Fields One of these learnings was the mission of the United …

Editor’s note: The following is an editorial submitted by Congressman Clay Higgins. Higgins is a republican who represents Louisiana’s 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Louisiana Legislature has convened for an important special session that will determine the future of our state’s electoral processes. This includes a critical vote on Governor Jeff Landry’s bill to implement closed …

Israel is at war and a major concern to this war is the attack on shipping by the Houthis of Yemen. This is critical to the world as the attack on shipping in the Red Sea waterway threatens to disrupt commerce around the globe. Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be …

Through the years we Hollises have accumulated a potpourri of sayings that we cherish and never tire of repeating. Some we coined ourselves; some we collected from other sources. Often, I remember them around the holidays, from all those wonderful family gatherings of the past. Sallie HollisSallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from …

Happy New Year! And with this fresh start, we have another chance to get our act together. Resolutions are an integral part of New Year’s Day, as iconic as Champagne flutes and funny hats.Resolutions date to the ancient Babylonians of 4,000 years ago who made promises to earn the favor of their gods and, presumably, their neighbors, as some of …

I don’t know about you, but I’m a real movie buff. I have always really liked going to the movies. My love for the big screen started all the way back to the 1940s where every Saturday morning I was at the local theater watching Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, the Lone Ranger, and I host of Disney cartoons. My fascination …

There is much happening in our world during this Holiday period. A war in the Ukraine still rages after two years. A War that was first estimated to last only a few days proves that when a people desire to live free can overcome unsurmountable odds. Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He …