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Does anybody know what a woman is?

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I’m glad there’s widespread confusion about what a woman is. I’ve been confused my entire life.

Big changes planned at the Daily Leader

Following the last of our internal meetings at the Ruston Daily Leader over last weekend, we are now ready to talk to you about some changes we have decided to make, especially since today is April 1, a day known for non-serious declarations.

My experience watching jury selection

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As I write this column Thursday morning, I’ve been covering a criminal trial for three days. While I’ve sat in on pieces of some other trials, this’ll be the first one I’ve ever watched in person from beginning to end.

Lake D’Arbonne has reached maturity

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Lake D’Arbonne is now 60 years old. In its infancy, the founding fathers of the lake foresaw a body of water that would be reserved for sportsman; a body of water so vast and full of wild game that everyone could enjoy in the bounty that God created.

Biden’s blunder was no Reagan replay

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President Joe Biden set off international alarms over the weekend when he committed the United States to the goal of regime change in Russia. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said of Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a speech in Poland.

We must make America better again

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I’ve had it already.

COVID anniversary: Lessons in fragility, resilience

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On the second anniversary of the first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln Parish, I found myself hooked up to an IV and tethered to a monitor in preparation for a preventive procedure delayed by the pandemic.

'COVID relief' often a misnomer

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This week the Leader put out a story about the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office’s purchase of a huge, bulletproof attack truck.

Long inflation and its political consequences

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While much of the political world focused on the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, across town in Washington on Monday, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, delivered a speech that could reverberate through the next two election cycles.

Oil industry creates slippery slope

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Since Edwin Drake drilled his first well in Pennsylvania at a whopping depth of 70 feet in 1859 the oil business is probably the one single industry that was paramount in building our great nation.