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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.