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The White House's intentional crisis

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The continuing incursion of illegal border crossers into the United States is the most astonishing story in American politics. There have been days recently in which 10,000 people crossed illegally into the country — and remember, in a long-ago era, when Barack Obama was president, a tenth of that was considered a crisis.

There's something comfortable about home

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There are many days I wish I’d bought my aunt’s condominium in Alexandria when she moved into a senior apartment residence.

Our legends leave us lasting memories

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Wednesday evening on the campus of Louisiana Tech something very special took place. It’s also very rare for a collection of legendary athletes to gather back at their alma mater for such a ceremony.

Observations from candidate forums

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We’ve done our part, Lincoln Parish. The rest is up to you.

There is much the dead can teach the living

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My grandfather loved to “prowl” in old cemeteries. “Prowling” meant walking among the gravesites, reading the inscriptions on the headstones, and if Gran knew anything about the individual, their family or circumstances of their demise, ruminating about it.

It's worth spelling out

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OFF THE MATT

Sometimes old fashioned ain't so bad

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I don’t envy being a kid in today’s world. No way. Not even close. Forget about it. I’m good with being a child of the 1970s and 80s.

It's to your advantage to know local government

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“What does the police jury do, anyway?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this question from friends and acquaintances around town.

COVID’S climbing, we really should care

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There’s a good chance by this time next month, you’ll have to wear a mask if you go in Grambling’s City Hall.

Organization makes life much easier

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As someone whose job it is to cover two different colleges, six high schools, and multiple programs within those schools, I know my weeks would be unbearable if it wasn’t for a complete schedule.