Kodak and the Post Office The news that Eastman Kodak is preparing to file for bankruptcy, after being the leading photographic company in the world for more than a hundred years, truly marks the end of an era.
The skills r...
Here we go again The new year has begun. There will be many new faces in the state legislature that will soon convene to enact and amend laws that will impact our lives. This is also a year in which the state const...
Kodak and the Post Office The news that Eastman Kodak is preparing to file for bankruptcy, after being the leading photographic company in the world for more than a hundred years, truly marks the end of an era.
The skills r...
The End of the Beginning Winston Churchill’s comments about the Battle of Egypt in 1942 popped into my mind when the Iowa Caucus vote was in: “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhap...
Washington Post Well, from the internet, history proves that the “Washington Post” and the Associated Press are always accurate in the reporting of straight news.
It is gratifying and somewhat comforting that we ...
Random Thoughts Random thoughts on the passing scene:
Talk show host Dennis Miller said, "I don't dig polo. It's like miniature golf meets the Kentucky Derby."
Nothing illustrates the superficiality of our times b...
New Year thoughts from the Bayou State Did you make a New Year’s resolution yet? I always do. Hope and foreboding are at the top of my list and have been these past few years. The New Year always brings a promise of uncertainty. More so...
The Past and the Present If Newt Gingrich were being nominated for sainthood, many of us would vote very differently from the way we would vote if he were being nominated for a political office.
What the media call Gingric...
Gridlock to the Rescue? Washington gridlock may turn out to be the salvation of the Obama administration.
Not only does gridlock allow the president to blame Republicans for not solving the financial crisis that his own r...
Season's Greetings to all Christians all over the world will commemorate and celebrate the holy day of Christmas, recognizing the birth of Jesus Christ, believed by Christians to be the son of God. Many other faiths also co...
Red Ink Woes Just 29 days before Governor Jindal and the 144 members of the Legislature are to be sworn in, they got a strong hint that governing might not be a bed of roses during the next four years. The four...