Perception is a funny — and sometimes dangerous — thing. There’s no question these are somewhat troubling times we live in. But I’m an admitted cynic, and in my mind,
Based on the revised budget approved by the Lincoln Parish School Board Tuesday for the 2018-19 fiscal year that ended in June, the school district is looking at a $5.3
Sometimes it’s easy for the perceived weight of an event or experience to diminish over time due to repeated exposure. But the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and
Dear Rusty: I am looking for information on my benefits. I am 60 years and 5 months old, and still employed. My spouse died in 2017 and would have been
We are in an election frenzy. We are also witnessing a national debacle where the Democratic Party is so incensed with the election of an outsider that defeated an assumed
How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official? Attorneys working full time for the LSU Health Sciences Center are asking to be paid more
Get your checkbooks out — it’s bargain time. The average price of a Manhattan apartment has dropped from $1.2 million to $1.1 million. And at those prices, we’re talking about
It’s pretty easy to understand how Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker could see himself as the mop-up man who looks to heavens and asks, “why me?’ Even before he settled into
Some events in our lives draw an indelible line between what came before and what comes after. Things like marriage, the death of a family member, or the birth of
