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Scott Boatright, Views from the Boathouse

Symbolism behind American flag needed more than ever

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June 14 is not on the registry of national holidays.

It is not a day celebrated by parades, marching bands or sales at the local mall.

March provided hope

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Ups and downs are always a part of life, but I was admittedly in a particularly “down” mood last week.

Hoping 2020 grads learn from tough circumstances

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Sir Edward Elgar composed “Pomp and Circumstance” — the title comes from a line in Shakespeare’s “Othello” (“Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!”) — in 1901.

Contact tracing not about 'Big Brother' taking control

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As someone who, at times admittedly, can be somewhat cynical and skeptical, I understand the fears some people have about contact tracing in trying to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The race into what's still unkown has begun

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And they’re off. The race to whatever will become Louisiana’s new normalcy has started.

Waiting for the countdown to finally end

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The waiting is the hardest part

Every day you see one more card

You take it on faith, you take it to the heart

Right road must be taken from lessons learned

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Where do we go from here?

Time to safely spread our wings a little

“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” — Chuang Tzu

The saying about tough times bringing out the best in people is true.

We eventually need to swing at curve ball called life

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It’s a yin and yang kind of life we’re living right now.

The big question is how long can we keep it up?

COVID-19 numbers simply not adding up

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One definition for “numbers game” is the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument.