Editorial

Dear Editor,

The horrific crime detailed on the front page of the Sunday Gazette states the thug, ironically named Grace, drove his accomplices to an abandoned house to retrieve a sawed-off shotgun used to commit this crime.

Thomas Sowell

Most discussions of health care are like something out of Alice in Wonderland.

What is the biggest complaint about the current medical care situation? “It costs too much.” Yet one looks in vain for anything in the pending legislation that will lower those costs.

One of the biggest reasons for higher medical costs is somebody else is paying those costs, whether an insurance company or the government. What is the politicians’ answer? To have more costs paid by insurance companies and the government.

Dan Juneau

When things get overwhelming, we often seek to get back to the basics and simplify. This is a particularly good idea in the midst of the current climate change/global warming debate. For most of us, it’s been a very long time since we sat in a science class. Perhaps a refresher course is in order. Our textbook for today is “A Global Warming Primer” from the National Center for Policy Analysis.

Louis R. Avallone

Dear Editor,

In reference to the Bowie Knife by Jim Bradshaw (Kid from Perry dies at the Alamo).

As can be expected, there are many claimants and stories about the origins of the Bowie Knife. There is a historical marker on the grounds of the Marksville Courthouse titled: “The First Bowie Knife.”

Rezin Bowie, brother of Alamo hero James Bowie, wrote, “The first Bowie knife was made by myself in the parish of Avoyelles.”

Dear Editor,

Swamp Pop Music is alive and well as demonstrated by the large and enthusiastic crowd that attended the Swamp Pop Reunion V Monday, February 15! The City of Ville Platte hosted its annual event for the benefit of the Louisiana Swamp Pop Museum which is being created in our community. This musical extravaganza brought hundreds of visitors from throughout Louisiana and Texas.