Feeding the mind and body

Editor, When I first became an avid biodiversity-focused gardener, solace came from knowing that my backyard could be a source of life and inspiration. It...

Giving revenue to people can calm carbon pricing angst seen in France

In their well-intentioned effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, the French government announced it would increase fuel taxes to discourage...

First aid for the economy

Honesty and integrity are needed to heal the economy Last Friday, Trump tweeted, “Without the horror show that is the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats,...

I can breathe

My senior year of high school I lived alone in a crummy apartment on Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans, funded by my dad who...

We’re looking good

Editor, I haven’t written for a while because I didn’t have anything good to say. I couldn’t be clever or positive due to our latest...

Stop digging

If we just keep digging, we’ll get out of this mess! In March 2017 Trump signed Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, an executive...

HISID elections are Dec. 3

Editor, Orr’s answer to “How many meetings have I attended?” “One. And it was on the adoption of the 2020 budget.” Orr said...

A bridge to extinction

“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” – CARL SAGAN Carl Sagan, one of our great...

Finding common ground

I remember the winter of 1960, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The thermometer became unreadable, we closed all the bedrooms, dragged the mattresses for all...

Vote, and vote your conscience

Editor, Thanks to John Rankine for hitting the nail on the head. Any potential vote for Hillary, whether lost to a protest for an alternative candidate or...