Opinion

For those who do not live in the deepest of thedeep southern states, you may not realize thatNew Orleans, the Queen city of the South, hasbeen under siege. No, not from hurricanes. Thesiege has been from within. New Orleansis known as the City that care forgot. Butit’s hard to let the good times roll in theBig Easy when the dice …

When you get up and age like me, everynow and then we all reassess our lives. Hey,I’ve had a good life. But there have been myshare of bumps in the road. The key is dowe learn from these trials and tribulationsand possibly see some light,or do we wallow in self-pity? Do weall have a little Charlie Brown in us?Who can …

Well, I just couldn’t stand it anymore. IHAD to order the board game Fact or Crapoff of eBay.Some of you may remember an Augustcolumn where I confessed that I letFact or Crap get away from me at thelocal Rolling Hills Bookstore. WhenI later searched on Amazon, the $45price tag nearly knocked me off mychair. Hence the visit to eBay.Now before …

America has been blessed with individualswhose leadership abilities coupled withtheir flamboyant life styles have stirred theimaginations of it’s citizens since Americawas a fledgling country. Individualssuch as George Washington, BenjaminFranklin, Teddy Roosevelt,George Custer and even our ownHuey Long transitioned history andcrossed the boundary to be immortalizedon the silver screen. Evenoutlaws such as Billy Barney, JessieJames and bonnie and Clyde weredepicted in …

The morning of October 3, 2020, dawned cool,clear and calm, a perfect day to begin squirrel season.I rode my 4-wheeler to my favorite woods,parked it and walked over to a log to sit and waitfor daylight.This is something I have done since Iwas a kid, being in the woods at first lighton opening day of squirrel season. My dadengrained in …

There is a big push now by insurance companies sellyou insurance in case you shoot somebody. Not that faraffect it if you look at all the shootings taking place in thenews. So have you purchased your gun insurance yet?In case you shoot someone, there are insurance policiesavailable to cover any liabilities you mightface, pay for your bail if you are …

In the span of one recent long weekend, I found myselfat two different funerals and a visitation. Three differentlives. Three different connections to my own story.It was sobering. It was tender. It was a reminder ofjust how many strands weave the fabric of ourlives.The first service was for a high school classmate.We graduated in 1970, though I confessit doesn’t seem …

In elementary school students were taught aboutthe president that was assassinated, As far as anyoneknew, this president, the 16th president of the UnitedStates, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John WilkesBooth at Ford’s Theater. Other presidents that hadalso been assassinated or had attempts on theirlives were not known and it would not be untilcollege before anyone knew of other attempts.Most of …

In April, I told you about my plan to shed a few poundsby mid-August. It was a reasonable goal, fueled by memoriesof earlier success and the desire to feel healthier.Maybe you’ve had a goal like that, too – one thatlooked doable on paper, but real life got in theway.Yes, mid-August has come and gone. And let’sjust say the results weren’t …

PUTIN THE PLAYERIn 1989 the world turned upside down. After thirty-five years of fear, simulated nuclear attacks and worriesof a world war like was never experienced, the worldwas free to sigh a breath of fresh air as the Soviet Unioncollapsed. The collapse was no slow methodicaldecline; it was quick and it was complete.In East Germany, the geographical area underSoviet control, …