Editorial

Afraid of missing out on Veterans Day?

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M urphy’s Law being what it is, whether you’re talking about a surprise party, a romantic getaway or visiting an acquaintance in the hospital, good intentions don’t always pan out.

The culprit behind rising healthcare costs is ... paperwork?

More than 80 percent of employers make mistakes when filing healthcare forms with the IRS, costing individuals and businesses billions of dollars each year.

Halloween is for kids, isn’t it?

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I t’s a question worth asking in these nutty times: how old is too old to trickor- treat?

Practice trick-or-treat safety this holiday

Halloween is a popular holiday for children and adults in Jeff Davis Parish, full of fun frightening activities. However, it also presents the possibility of very scary situations occurring if safety protocols are not in place.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Each year, New Orleans is always looking for spare change in the pockets of citizens who live elsewhere in Louisiana. It’s the only parish that can’t seem to live on its own and within its means. When money gets tight, Orleans Parish proposes constitutional amendments to grant itself special privileges seen nowhere else in Louisiana. It isn’t that special.

State Treasurer urges public to check unclaimed property list

Dear Editor: Readers of your newspaper should find extra value in reading your paper today when the Louisiana State Treasurer’s Office will publish the names of individuals for whom we received new, unclaimed property money in the preceding year.

Clinton’s post-1984 midterm immigration awakening

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E very now and again, both during and after his two-term presidency, Bill Clinton espoused sound immigration thoughts that focused on the nation’s best interests. Most recently, Clinton, without naming Joe Biden, took direct aim at the sitting president’s open border fiasco.

Rooting for my baseball heroes

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I t was one of the most awesome experiences of my childhood.

Does Halloween candy trivia drive you crazy?

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P erhaps it’s partly because my mother owns a huge antique desk from Milky Way Farm (the former estate of Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candies), but I pay keen attention to the annual flurry of “filler” news items about Halloween candy.

School lockdowns are no joke

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I t is incredibly frightening to receive a notification that your child’s school is under lockdown.