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Every community should have a festival

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I went to my first Louisiana Peach Festival two weekends ago, and it sparked nostalgia that I hadn’t experienced in a while.

On Flag Day: Eisenhower’s baseball ‘secret’

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Since baseball’s earliest years, U.S. presidents have been big fans of the national pastime. Among the most avid baseball fans were William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson and Richard M. Nixon. After his political career ended, the players’ union lobbied to have Nixon appointed to head the Major League Baseball Players Association.

A harrowing brush with a drunk driver

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Last Friday my dad and I went to Austin, Texas together to watch his Longhorns and my Louisiana Tech Bulldogs play their first-round games in the NCAA regional.

Learning to enjoy life’s real agitations

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Americans are so angry about so many things — with partisan politics topping the list.

Biden barges in and damages Senate progress

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There’s something remarkable about the gun debate that has arisen in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Compared to years past, the argument on Capitol Hill is somewhat muted. Yes, members of the House of Representatives are yelling at each other, but that’s nothing unusual. But in the Senate, where the real work on a gun deal is going on, the talk is quiet and the anticipation low. At least, until President Joe Biden jumped into it.

Queen Elizabeth’s trip to the Middle East

Last week we had the opportunity to watch Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. This means an unprecedented 70 years on the throne.

Clock ticking on parish ambulance service issue

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When the parish wide Ambulance Service Committee meets Thursday afternoon, perhaps it will make official the decision it appeared poised to make last month: that the parish should stick with the Ruston Fire Department as its emergency medical services and rescue provider.

Will rising gas prices stop people from vacationing? Who knows

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Don’t look now, but unfortunately, gas prices are on the rise.

No computer, no deadlines, no phone calls, no dice

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One of my favorite episodes of the Andy Griffith show was filmed in 1964 titled, “Andy’s Vacation.”

Now is the summer of my discontent

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As I sit here in my uneasy chair, I can hear the screams and guffaws of what sound like about 500 teenagers in my backyard swimming pool for my middle daughter’s high school graduation party, and I wonder if a sufficient supply of chlorine shock treatments exists for that water ever to recover.