Is Anybody Serious? The Republican candidates' circular firing squad now seems to be using machine guns. Whoever the eventual "last man standing" turns out to be, he may not be standing very tall or very steadily on h...
Here we go again The new year has begun. There will be many new faces in the state legislature that will soon convene to enact and amend laws that will impact our lives. This is also a year in which the state const...
Kodak and the Post Office The news that Eastman Kodak is preparing to file for bankruptcy, after being the leading photographic company in the world for more than a hundred years, truly marks the end of an era. The skills ...
The End of the Beginning Winston Churchill’s comments about the Battle of Egypt in 1942 popped into my mind when the Iowa Caucus vote was in: “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhap...
Forget resolutions and mind your “Ps” and “Qs” New Year’s resolutions are often made with good intentions, but they can be difficult to maintain. Instead of making vague promises this year, set tangible goals and work toward realistic lifestyle...
Washington Post Well, from the internet, history proves that the “Washington Post” and the Associated Press are always accurate in the reporting of straight news. It is gratifying and somewhat comforting that we...
Clarity coming for the health care law This column has made the point repeatedly that one of the major drags on the U.S. economy comes from the uncertainty that the business community faces in determining how government laws and regulat...
Zachary's early schools *Editor's Note: Every other week a "looking back" feature will run instead of my Thinking Out Loud column. Initially I was only going to pull headlines from a specific time in history and re-publis...
The Cajun Country boys *First published in January 1994 by Andrew Capone. We grew up in an area that LaSalle, Bienville, Iberville and Tonti called LaFourche des Chetimaches. This area was later called the Acadian Gold ...
An unusual economy? Many in the media are saying how unusual it is for our economy to be so sluggish for so long, after we have officially emerged from a recession. In a sense, they are right. But, in another sense, t...
Calling Ghostbusters! When I was a kid, there was a personable little cartoon character named Casper the Friendly Ghost. He was harmless, likeable, and not at all scary once you got to know him. Last month, the U.S.En...
