Nancy Bergeron, Add One

Too old to be president? Let the voters decide

Let’s cut straight to the chase: I’m not doing this aging thing well.

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On the morning after, there was light

There’s got to be a morning after If we can hold on through the night We have a chance to find the sunshine Let’s keep on looking for the light

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Housing issue begs for solutions, not just more talk

The first house I lived in was a small bungalow-style place on the southwest corner of Everett Street about 10 feet from the railroad overpass.

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School vote: It’s all about trust

The biggest fallout of the Watergate scandal 50 years ago wasn’t President Richard Nixon’s resignation. It was the loss of trust in government.

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Running with wild abandon into a new day

When I was a kid growing up in Ruston, Piggly Wiggly No. 2 was on West California Avenue, about where Papa John’s Pizza is now.

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From dry to damp to all wet

When I was a kid, Ruston was a dry town for alcohol sales. There were none. But if you lived here, you knew there was enough booze in people’s pantries to pickle every liver in Lincoln Parish.

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The debating’s done, just go vote

Please, let’s not talk about alcohol for just a few minutes, OK? Set aside that Ruston voters go to the polls Saturday to decide how much booze they want in their city.