North LaSalle Parish History Tidbit… This week, Ronald “Rip” Cannaday shares another memory from his boyhood. A huge THANKS to Rip for his contributions to this column.~TCT This is some of my early days, when I was a trolling motor for my dad (Don Cannaday). I’d paddle his boat while he bass fished ...

Dear Rusty: I read with interest an analysis of the history, reasons, and financial costs of the SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) programs. My question is, specifically, what portion of the Social Security budget goes toward SSI and SSDI vs. for regu...

Craig Franklin:My daughter’s clock is ticking. She needs to be married and have her first child before the age of 30, or according to some TikTok/InstaDoc/TwitterNurse expert, she will not live to a healthy, old age. This rather unusual bit of information was discovered over the weekend as the topic...

I have an idea for the governors of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas: send a few score of busloads of illegal invaders up to New Hampshire, Vermont, and ...

Did you know that school boards have been around longer than the United States of America itself? We declared our independence on July 4th, 1776, and ...

If there was a trophy given to the person who hates to shop the most, l would get that trophy! It seems to be a waste of time when I could be out fish...