Wishing your life away. We have all probably spent more time than we care to admit wishing for something.
The latest economic report of Shreveport shows a stable economy, but not a growing economy. And since the prospects for oil and gas have slowly faded there is an immediate need for the one element that would stimulate growth and solidity the diversity of the local economy.
The U.S. Agriculture Department recognizes five food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods and dairy.
District 4’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education seat is vacant. Who will be the new member of the board? Will it be Shelly McFarland? Michael Melerine? John Milkovich? Cody Whitaker? Cassie Williams?
In a previous column, I suggested that the people who cause most problems in the world are very confused. Despite what our ego tells us about the importance of power, wealth, and material possessions, love is all that is real and permanent in our transitory world.
The 4/1/2021 report from the Caddo-Bossier Sales and Use Tax Office will show February sales tax receipts reported in early March for the City of Shreveport and every other Caddo Parish taxing jurisdiction which levies a sales tax of any amount. I’m concerned we will see a rather big drop tp be reported in such sales tax collections for the 3 reasons noted below.
More than a week since the Presidents’ Day freeze, and not all of us in Shreveport have water. As of this writing, west Shreveport still has significant water outages, and there are many with water line breaks on private property. Shreveport DOWAS crews have worked around the clock since being called in on their Presidents’ Day holiday. The conditions were harsh, but they persisted in restoring water to citizens over a 123-square-mile area. That is a lot of miles of pipes underground.
Whether you are a local, state or federal candidate, the impact of social media is here to stay. As a public official or a candidate, you need to reach out to the people, and the most efficient way is social media. Good or bad, social media is popular mainly because of the information flow.
It would be funny if it weren’t so sad to see how my wife and I acted when we heard the air first and then the intermittent gushes of water bursting through our faucets. It was like waking up on Christmas morning to find a new bicycle under the tree, or for young people in today’s world, getting a new iPhone 12 with all the bells and whistles that a new phone has. In other words, we were gushing like the water from our faucets.
Since 1987, March has been observed as Women’s History Month celebrating the contributions of women to history, society and culture. In 2020, the month celebrated “Valiant Women of the Vote” in honor of the centennial anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. As much of the celebration was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Women’s History Alliance extended that theme into 2021. Shreve Memorial Library will join others across the country in celebrating “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced” with virtual programs and an interactive, traveling exhibit.
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