Can you sleep when the wind blows? Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms t...
Random thoughts Random thoughts on the passing scene:
When I was growing up, an older member of the family used to say, “What you don’t know would make a big book.” Now that I am an older member of the family, I w...
Christmas books During the holidays, a shopping mall can be more like a shopping maul. One way to avoid that scene is to give books as Christmas gifts, since books can be bought on-line, painlessly.
A book that f...
Michigan makes 24 Like a bolt from the blue, the Michigan Legislature in its current lame duck session recently passed legislation making the Wolverine State the 24th Right-to-work state. Michigan, the birthplace of...
Fiscal cliff notes Amid all the political and media hoopla about the “fiscal cliff” crisis, there are a few facts that are worth noting.
First of all, despite all the melodrama about raising taxes on “the rich,” even...
The uncivil war Walter Russell Meade made a very interesting observation on his blog in The American Interest magazine. Meade describes the coming “blue-on-blue” battle arising between public sector unions and lib...
Farmers were lucky Ask any farmer or rancher who’s been growing crops or raising livestock more than one season and they’ll tell you that for all the technology agriculture affords, sometimes luck is all they really ...
Status quo defenders challenge education reforms in courts In state court this week, Judge Tim Kelley of the 19th JDC heard a suit filed by the Louisiana Association of Educators, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the Louisiana School Boards Associatio...
California’s liberal super majority For Republicans unhappy with Tuesday’s election, we have good news — at least most of you don’t live in California. Not only did Democrats there win voter approval to raise the top tax rate to 13.3...
Looking Back: 1956 This week, we take a look back at news making the May 31, and June 7, issues of the Ville Platte Gazette back in 1956.
May 31:
•L.B. Lafleur was named the new president of Evangeline Bank and Trust...
Killing the goose Killing the goose that lays the golden egg is one of those old fairy tales for children which has a heavy message that a lot of adults should listen to. The labor unions which have driven the make...
Crop report sees small increase The Agriculture Department’s monthly crop report moderately increased 2012 production forecasts for corn and soybeans compared to the prior month.
“As anticipated, there were no major changes to th...
