September 2019

MIDWEEK MUDDLE

Iguess I’m having my second childhood,” said my 90-yearold aunt in our telephone conversation this weekend. “I never had tonsillitis as a child but now I’m on my second week of antibiotics for what they’re calling ‘tonsillitis.’”

Since she has been homebound, I called to report what news I could think of, and to learn from her, too. We discussed the calendar, school starts, birthdays and anniversaries.

“I noticed that Tuesday was the oneyear anniversary of Aunt Mary’s death,” I said.

Despite its projected $70 billion cost, Medicare for all, including illegal immigrants, is the Democratic frontrunners’ favorite talking point. But that idea is so off the rails that even longtime uber–liberal and former Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, instrumental in pushing Obamacare through Congress, called the giveaway a “loser” for the 2020 Democrats. Reid was equally critical of the misguided proposal that border crossing be decriminalized. He correctly predicted that if such an ill–conceived idea became law, it would trigger unprecedented border surges.

Paul William “Moose” Vincent, 80, of Jennings died at 2:53 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in a local care facility.

His memorial service will be held at noon Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at Jennings United Methodist Church, with Pastor Walter Parker, Jr., officiating.

Cremation was entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.