Opinions

Parish bodies start fresh with new leadership

On back-to-back days this week, Lincoln’s two parishwide elected bodies transitioned to new leadership.

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Child trafficking: The enemy within

How many times when something goes wrong do we immediately look for blame? This is done without analyzing the situation or fully understanding the cause and effect.

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Making the best of catching a common cold

I forgot what it was like to experience a good old common cold.

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Downtown parking: Could a shuttle be the answer?

Ruston finally has public transportation downtown. Sort of.

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Cutting the cord on a circus clown show

Cutting the cord. It’s a catchphrase that has taken hold in today’s lexicon that basically means cancelling traditional cable TV or satellite TV and choosing alternative streams of television entertainment.

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In football and in life, we have little control

As we turn the corner to the new year, now is the time when many of us try to recapture some control over our lives.

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Old year still with us as new year begins

Today is the third day of 2024, and it doesn’t feel much different than 2023.

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Careers can’t be defined by money alone

I can’t recall where exactly I gleaned this information, but I can recall Academy-Award winning actor Denzel Washington discussing his life prior to becoming one of the world’s great actors.