Editor’s Note: The Ruston Daily Leader’s new feature of Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down is our view on topics that have created a positive, or negative, buzz in the community.
The longer President Biden lingers in the vicinity of a live microphone, the higher the probability for mischief and yes, entertainment. Given enough time, he may even accidentally recite Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities in its entirety.
What we have here is a failure to communicate. That, in effect, is what 3rd Judicial District Judge Bruce Hampton surmised in court last week about the standoff between the Grambling City Council and Mayor Ed Jones.
Q: Our son, a senior in high school, is vaping. He claims he does it to control his anxiety. I worry about him getting into harder drugs when when he goes to college this coming fall. What’s your take on this?
Love is in the air, and around this time of year, people are laying it on thick. Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. January dragged on forever, but we have finally made it to a holiday with which people have a love-hate relationship.