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Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022
During the Shreveport mayor’s race of 1994, you could open The Times nearly any day of the week, and the headlines would blare about how crime was the number one issue to voters that election year. It was a run-off race that year between a relatively unexciting candidate (as described by the daily), who was endorsed by the police and fire unions (Mr.
Columns/Opinions
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022
For example, many of us have worn a T-shirt showing we donated money to some cause – mostly because we want others to think we’re charitable. Or maybe the company you work for says they will change some company policy following a public controversy – maybe they publicly fire an employee, for example, to improve their public image.
Columns/Opinions
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022
I’m not sure who needs to hear this today, but there is greatness inside you. Now, maybe you feel like things are out of your control, like a helpless, hapless bystander. After all, an unbelievable 88% of Americans now believe the U.S.
Columns/Opinions
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022
But what about making the same mistakes over and over (and over) again? Psychologists explain that when we keep repeating the same mistakes, it is because we are not intentional about learning from those mistakes.
Columns/Opinions
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Many say this helps explain why President Trump’s endorsement record of candidates is stronger than any other political figure in America today. Some would argue that voters view Trump as an “expert,” and his endorsement of any candidate makes them more likely to vote for that candidate.
Columns/Opinions
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Unfortunately, we expect politicians to lie to us. Some might say we won’t vote for them unless they tell us what we want to hear. Sure, we can cite contemporary examples of Barrack Obama’s “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor” and George H.
Columns/Opinions
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
It was Saturday night, Aug. 14, 1943, when the Allies shelled my father’s village along the southern coast of Italy. From their ships in the Mediterranean Sea, the naval bombardment from the Allies was brutal – over 1,000 shells were fired in less than 20 minutes.
Columns/Opinions
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Where are all the Joe Biden supporters today? I mean, Biden supposedly received more total votes than any presidential candidate in U.S. history – even more than Barrack Obama in 2008. In fact, Biden reportedly received almost 13 million more votes than Obama.
Columns/Opinions
Thursday, May 19, 2022
But how do we spot it? Or is it down to just “knowing it when we see it”? For example, who is the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan or Lebron James? Or the greatest boxer of all time, Joe Lewis or Muhammed Ali? Or the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady or Joe Montana? Boxers or briefs? Mac or PC?.
Columns/Opinions
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Then there are the so-called “white lies” we tell ourselves. We tell ourselves we’re smarter and better-looking than we are. We’ll be happy when we get that raise, lose the weight, get the car, the house, the boat. That we’re too old for this or that, or don’t have enough time, or those jeans don’t make your butt look that big.

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