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Looking to honor our military heroes

For those who have served in the U.S. military in the past or present, the Ruston Daily Leader needs you.

The Daily Leader is currently seeking and accepting pictures of Lincoln Parish armed forces members who have served either past or present, living or deceased, to be included in our upcoming editor of Valor to be published in May.

Wasting away again in Louisiana

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Money to burn.

Who has it these days? Well, apparently Louisiana does, or thinks it does, anyway.

According to the year-end report released by the state auditor’s office last week, Louisiana state and local governments wasted or missed out on a combined $642 million in 2019.

That annual report is designed to demonstrate trends to lawmakers before they enter their regular legislative session in March.

Some of the agencies named in the report have been there before.

Let the good times roll

Ruston’s Mardi Gras celebration may not be as fancy as those in New Orleans, Shreveport, or even Monroe, but thanks to the local Junior Auxiliary chapter, the good times roll here in fine fashion.

Lawmakers have different plans to tackle insurance

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Louisiana’s legislative session looms on the near horizon, and like every year, there are a handful of issues on which lawmakers seem to be especially honing in.

Nutrition rainbow great teaching tool for kids

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How do you get your children to eat and try new vegetable? Help them grow a garden! It is amazing to see children take a bite of a vegetable they’ve never tried. They have that surprised look on their face. They’re not sure they want to try the vegetable. One bite is taken, and I hear, “Hey, this is good!”

What causes SS payments to decrease?

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Dear Rusty: Upon reading a magazine article about the 2020 COLA increase, I

It’s time to heal as a country, America

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Needless to say, our country is in a real dilemma. The Democrats and Republicans don’t even speak to each other, and when they do the dialogue is venomous and full of negativity. It’s amazing that the Congress of the United States is able to pass any laws, much less move a mighty nation forward. It is the resilience of the population that is ensuring that America remains the greatest nation in the history of the world.

Allen asks for use of dumpsters to be halted

I read with interest the recent email to the editor from Sam H. Williams concerning the garbage dumpsters.

The tissue issue

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Back in the days when American dads were building fallout shelters in their basements and backyards, I always wondered where we would put our garbage during a thermonuclear war.

State’s presidential primary on the way

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Not happy with the outcome of the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary? Well, just hang on, Louisiana’s turn at the pre-presidential election madness is coming.