Editorial

DOI advises seniors of Medicare scams

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is advising senior citizens to be on the lookout for scammers attempting to retrieve personal information with fraudulent phone alerts from Medicare. Louisiana seniors have reported

Same day voter registration

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Allowing voters in Louisiana to register to vote up to the day of the election is working in other states and would improve citizen participation here as well. Currently dozens

State’s latest election has useful takeaways

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Louisiana’s latest election offers lessons — or at least reminders — for the state’s politicians and their consultants: Money doesn’t always determine outcome, bipartisanship still can win races, and voters

Bells of Peace

Anyone can join in on a nationwide moment of silence on Sunday to honor those veterans who sacrificed so much for the many freedoms we enjoy today.

The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and Washington National Cathedral recently launched a national “Bells of Peace” campaign.

The “Bells of Peace” campaign calls for a national bell tolling across the country at 11 a.m. Nov. 11, to mark the centennial of the end of World War I.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Honor veterans today

Dear Editor,

Black and blue Friday

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VILLAGE IDIOT

It seems people have forgotten the true meaning of our most profitable holiday: Black Friday.

Some people actually want companies to close on Black Friday to give their employees time off to spend with their friends and families, instead of working in a madhouse the day after Thanksgiving for the same pay they would get for working on a slow day in June.

It’s all about teamwork

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Inormally have this column ready for Thursday’s edition of the JDN. My family and I were a little busy these past few months and especially this past week campaigning for

Learn the facts about lung cancer

One of the more prolific and leading causes of cancer-related deaths among both men and women, lung cancer continues to affect the lives of millions of people each year. The

More interest needed in state elections

This past Tuesday’s election stirred mediocre interest here in the Bayou State. This was the fifth election in Louisiana in 2018. And get ready for six election dates in 2019.

What happens to Trumpism now?

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Now that Democrats have won the House majority by a slim margin, what happens next? Their power to shape legislation will be limited, but that’s not the whole story. Democrats