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Making the grade

It was an Honor Roll kind of year for Lincoln Parish Schools in 2018-19. On Nov. 6 the Louisiana Department of Education released its performance scores for each school and

Living in a state that could be called 'Sue'

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Views from the Boathouse

Louisiana is often known as the “Bayou State.”

But in this day and age it could also be known as “The state named Sue.”

That’s “Sue” as in sue-happy … as in one of the states with the most lawsuits in the nation.

In fact, according to the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Louisiana is ranked No. 49 in the 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey: Ranking the States, rising one spot from No. 50 in 2017.

No, Michael Bloomberg won’t save the Democrats

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Every four years, Michael Bloomberg hears something virtually no other American hears: a groundswell of support for a Michael Bloomberg presidential candidacy. Now, as the 2020 Democratic primaries rapidly approach,

Building a new flowerbed the easy way

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I ordered bulbs. Why did I do that? I have no room to plant any more bulbsaccording to my husband, anyway. So what’s a gardener to do when there are

No excuse to skip voting

We’ll just go ahead and say it: Everybody will be glad when Saturday’s runoff election is over. It’s been a long haul and not just for the candidates. The gubernatorial

Watching the police jury fill its budget hole

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I’ve missed one police jury meeting this year, but it may have been the most important one. It was in that July meeting that we first learned the police jury

When should benefits be claimed when working?

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Dear Rusty:  My wife and I were talking to some other senior citizens who say it would be more beneficial to start drawing social security when I turn 67 next

The legacy left by overseas softball team

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When we watch a movie, there is a tendency to let the movie absorb us . We let ourselves be immersed into the drama on the screen as we become

The international fix to rural America's health care crisis

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Imagine going into cardiac arrest and the closest emergency room is more than 30 miles away. Or suppose your child is struggling with depression, but there isn’t a single psychiatrist

I should have joined a mental health club

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There are all kinds of people at my health club who use canes and walkers and crutches to get around; all kinds of people who wear braces and slings. Many