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Maybe unity can be found on a local level

A Louisiana House health committee hearing was held Monday in Baton Rouge that included Gov. John Bel Edwards and his chief public health officer, Dr. Joe Kanter.

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Things to ponder with friends — or not

Sometimes quirky questions and silly scenarios run through my head.

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Huge spending bill doesn’t have much infrastructure

The widely hailed bipartisan “infrastructure” bill (2,702 pages long) that passed the Senate this week, at a cost of $1.2 trillion, contains comparatively little funding — only about 23% ($548 billion) — for traditional “hard” infrastructure like roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, rail, highways, interstates, waterways, and the electric grid.

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Shot for $100 should give students a boost

The temperature is beginning to level out at 90 degrees every day. Rain is becoming a constant threat, along with a hurricane or two. Jamborees are happening everywhere, and if it were under normal circumstance, parents would breathe a collective sigh.

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Why don’t you take a hike, save a tick

With blistering summer weather in full force and shiny new COVID-19 variants emerging like another season of “The Bachelor,” many Americans have taken to the great outdoors–despite recently reported attacks by grizzly bears, alligators, and President Joe Biden’s surviving German shepherd, Major (R.I.P. Champ).

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Ever hear of agree to disagree diplomacy?

There’s a barrier you cross as a human being when you know you’ve advanced to what’s deemed an “older generation.”

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Regents’ policy change a step in the right direction

This week our own Caleb Daniel wrote a story on the Louisiana Board of Regents adopting a new policy regarding the requirements for addressing sexual misconduct on campuses.