Overwhelm the system The following, according to Urban Legends is correctly attributed to Mr. Root. The change Mr. Obama and his ilk preached before the election is not the kind of change most Americans want but the...
The public/private compensation gap High salaries in some government agencies in Louisiana have been in the news lately as the state prepares to deal with a massive budget shortfall next spring. The whole issue of public sector vers...
Medical care facts and fables There is so much political spin, and so many numbers games being played, when it comes to medical care, we have to go back to square one and the simplest common sense, in order to get some rationa...
Looking Back: 1940 This column marks the rebirth of the Gazette’s “Looking Back” series of columns. In this column, we will revisit items of interest from the vast Gazette archives dating back to 1940. In this first...
The anchors on the recovery August 19, was not a good day for President Obama, the Democrats fighting to keep their majorities in Congress, or workers and businesses in America. Some troubling economic figures came out that ...
Dismantling America: The Constitution “We the people” are the familiar opening words of the Constitution of the United States – the framework for a self-governing people, free from the arbitrary edicts of rulers. It was the blueprint ...
Just Because: Time for blue, red
and white Masses Sacred Heart is preparing for its annual blue, red and white Masses. These are very unique Masses designed to remember our law enforcement, firefighters, military, court systems, government offici...
Cheering immaturity A graduating senior at Hunter College High School in New York gave a speech that brought a standing ovation from his teachers and got his picture in the New York Times. I hope it doesn’t go to his...
Senate races are coming into focus The House and Senate elections in November are going to say a lot about the mood of the voters and the outlook for national politics going forward. Republicans are widely expected to perhaps secur...
Democrats bite Democrats You expect Republican politicians to criticize Democratic administrations and vice versa. But when Democrats start criticizing Democratic administrations, that is news. Someone once said the headl...