Columns & Opinions

When death comes …

A dying public school system.

A dying city.

A dying community.

A dying people.

A dying place of worship.

What is a lemon?

That is the way I started my week. Well, at least that’s when my week got interesting. See, Monday was pretty slow. I didn’t have much to do, work-wise.

I do not drink coffee. I have never acquired a taste for it. I was the youngest of four grandchildren, all girls. My grandfather gave us all coffee one summer.

When political endorsements from high-profiled offcials are made for a particular candidate, I tend to call these “high-profile” endorsements. There’s nothing wrong with that, I guess;

Mark it down.

Nov. 3 will be a long, long day for local political candidates.

Thursday:

For LSU fans, seeing Joe Burrow lose a game is a little off. For Bengals fans, seeing the Bengals lose isn’t all that hard to believe. Last Sunday, for the first time in his career, Joe Burrow was the winning quarterback of an NFL game and he did so in historic fashion. Burrow is now the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for 300+ yards in his first three NFL games. In typical Joe Burrow fashion however, the statistics weren’t something he was concerned with, it was the win. When asked about the accomplishment Burrow said “we got the win, that’s all I care about.”

When Mike McCarthy took over as the new head coach for the Dallas Cowboys, defense wasn’t what people were focusing on, as McCarthy is known as an offensive coach. When the headlines were dominated with talks about the new contract, or lack thereof, for quarterback Dak Prescott, defense wasn’t what people were focusing on. When draft night came around, the Cowboys spent their first pick on another offensive weapon in CeeDee Lamb, defense wasn’t what people were focusing on.