As a society, we seem to be besotted with our handy dandy cellphones. We just can’t live without them. While the benefits are many, there are a few potential hazards that come with cellphone and scrolling obsessions. If we are not careful, looking down at tiny screens can distract us from looking up...

Every week I receive emails from various news agencies and other sources that show the findings of studies or surveys that have been conducted. Normally, Louisiana is at the bottom of all states on good things and near the top on bad things. Because of this, I save our readers from seeing these resu...

Flies can smell a fly swatter a mile off. It’s like they instinctively know swatters are the choice weapon of mass destruction in the human/fly world of warfare.I’m convinced they can smell the DNA of all the other flies that met their Waterloo at the end of the little plastic handle.These aggravati...

It was a very special day last Wednesday as this newspaper celebrated its 120th anniversary. We held an open house where attendees could tour our newl...

There was a time, dear children, when the experience of eating breakfast cereal was an adventure in itself. I refer to those carefree years of Count C...

It has been 20 years since Chief Justice John Roberts was not only confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court but was also named chief justice by President G...