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Merging public, private education dollars a risky proposition

“School Choice,” a policy that would grant government subsidies to pay for private education, is all the rage.

QuikTrip a sign of necessary growth

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It wasn’t the best soft pretzel I’d ever eaten, but it was perhaps the most momentous.

Empty stocking full of best presents ever

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I’ve never had but one Christmas stocking. It’s red corduroy. My mother made it for my first Christmas in 1954.

Untangle the lights, it’s Christmas season

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This weekend you’re probably waltzing back and forth to the kitchen for a variety of leftover turkey and ham sandwiches. You may have saved a little stuffing and a casserole or two to keep the Thanksgiving feast going for a few more days.

China's President Xi makes our homeless disappear

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Here in sunny Los Angeles, it’s raining.

Recounting acts of heroism in the face of brutality

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For the Louisiana Tech and Ruston communities, Nov. 13 was largely a day of darkness and loss.

Ruston stores have all you need for Christmas shopping

Tomorrow you’re going to spend the day with family, consuming a lot of turkey, trimmings and football and relaxing while giving thanks for all you have.

Soft-pedaling won’t make campus incident go away

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Apart from one year in Presbyterian kindergarten and four years at Ruston High School, I received all my formal education from Louisiana Tech University.

No more Mr. Nice Guy on trashing Louisiana

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Big news about all the trash in the Bayou State. Government is going to study the problem. LSU is going to take the lead according to an announcement, made last week, to “help find ways to rid the state of all that trash.” That’s just what we need, another study. Right?

Me and John Wayne pay a visit to the DMV

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I’ve often described young Brian Trahan as some type of Walter Mitty type explorer, using imagination to visit people, places and things away from Jennings, Louisiana.