It seems pumpkin spice gets all the attention these days. However, there is another traditional autumn flavor that predates the pumpkin spice craze — fresh apple! I realize south Louisiana …

For the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service (USPS), delivering the mail on time without torpedoing taxpayer dollars has proven quite the challenge. Policing a vast array of mail crime is even more …

Seventy percent of voters in both political parties support term limits. All candidates are likely missing a bet if they fail to support them before the November midterms. American voters, having …

There’s going to be frost on the pumpkin in the morning. Pawpaw would always say this whenever we drew near to the first frost of the year. I remembered that as I was going to bed last Tuesday. …

Changing leaves, crisper weather, and the emergence of pumpkin-flavored beverages are the few certainties in life when fall rolls around. In the nation’s capital, a fourth certainty, a continuing …

This summer, Congress passed the costly Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which included key portions of President Joe Biden’s tax, climate, and IRS priorities and cost a massive $740 billion. U.S. …

Too often, taxpayers have had to put up with costly government programs that only expand over time. America’s mail carrier has more than its fair share of red ink, and the agency’s mission creep …

In 1 Corinthians 3:6, the apostle Paul wrote: “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.” On Oct. 8, I attended a party to celebrate Mrs. Vengie Zeigler’s 97th birthday. …

Over the summer, farmers in the Netherlands vehemently protested against the government's new environmental rules. Over multiple weeks, thousands of farmers burned hay bales and blocked roads and …

On Oct. 11th at the U.S. Supreme Court, America’s pork farmers will stand trial. The formal question before the justices will be the constitutionality of California’s 2018 initiative-passed …

Dear Editor, BESE is proposing a change to the High School accountability system solely to reduce the number of High Schools rated A or B, not to make the accountability system a better reflection …

I don’t know many people who enjoyed a lemon meringue pie as much as my Pawpaw Richard. Of course, he liked all things sweet. He seemed to particularly love sour foods including lemon-flavored …

In August, the inflation rate came in at 8.3 percent, well above expectations in financial markets, triggering a sharp selloff in securities. Investors hoped that lower inflation would prompt the Fed …

To the extent he thinks about it, President Joe Biden is probably expecting to be canonized by millennials whose student-loan debt he’s paring down. Depending on how the question is asked, …

Just over one-third of Louisiana students attending public high schools perform on grade level, yet we’re told 70 percent of their schools are rated “A” or “B.” I can’t help but react as …

There are certain badges of pride I think most south Louisiana gardeners strive to earn. One of those is seeing how many satsumas our trees can produce. Like those anonymous bags of zucchini that …

With the selection of candidates mostly complete, Labor Day marks the traditional start of the 2022 fall mid-term election season. With the nation facing historic economic, social, and geo-political …

Union bosses and their apologists often grossly understate, or forget about altogether, regional cost-of-living differences when they are debating living standards in Right to Work states versus in …

When the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system replaced paper medical charts, critics worried about personal data privacy. A dozen years later, doctors and nurses are recording non-medical social …

I never knew my great-uncle Vallie Clark, but he left behind the fruits of his labor. Years ago, he grafted a few persimmon and pecan trees for my grandfather, Richard. It was one of his hobbies. …

For most Americans, depositing mail at the post office doesn’t put too many miles on the odometer. In fact, there are more than 30,000 post offices across the country, and 95% of the population …

Proponents of the Inflation Reduction Act are ecstatic about the massive bill's pro-climate provisions, including tax credits for clean energy and electric vehicles. But the real work to make clean …

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), which represents 100,000 nurses, has an admirable goal of improving the quality of life and outcomes for patients with cancer. The relationship between smoking …

This week marks the first day of autumn. It’s no secret this is my favorite season. What’s not love about fall in south Louisiana? Daytime highs drop below 90 degrees, and if we are lucky, the …

In 2017, Scott Gottlieb, then-commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), conceptualized a “Comprehensive Approach to Nicotine and Tobacco.” This was an approach in which the …