Dear Editor: This is a message to all Americans; it is not specific to any one state or community. In that spirit, I hope you will publish this as a ‘Letter to America’ in your paper. I pared down the word count to the bare minimum possible considering the content. A Letter to America Americans are ...

On Independence Day we celebrate the gift of America given to us 244 years ago by the founders of our great nation. Freedom is as precious as life itself. But its true value is rarely appreciated by people unless it is either threatened or lost. Although the human spirit yearns for freedom, tyrannic...

Let me back up and give a little background before I tell you about my week. Back in February Lisa and I inherited a house. It is a two-bedroom, one bath, large living room, large den with fireplace and kitchen and dinning area, with a double carport. It belonged to a member of my church who had no ...

I wrote the following article twenty years ago. After reading an opinion piece by the great Jim Minter (editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution at ...

The fiscal-only session of the Louisiana Legislature that concluded Thursday won’t be remembered for its bipartisanship or collegial atmosphere. There...

I had great anticipation for an excellent garden this year, much like most of you did. Bonita and I have a small garden spot and usually raise a few v...