Cutting down a tree will not change the past, nor make the future better
Fri, 08/12/2022 - 12:00am
PRENTISS SMITH
Columns & Opinions
Tom Arceneaux: The last great hope of the local GOP?
Fri, 08/12/2022 - 12:00am
Contributing Columnist
Letter to the Editor: How Shreveport's aesthetic can push the city forward
Fri, 08/12/2022 - 12:00am
Concerned Citizen
Mayor suffers technical knockout, doesn’t seem right or fair
Fri, 08/05/2022 - 12:00am
PRENTISS SMITH
Local sales tax receipts drop slightly
Fri, 08/05/2022 - 12:00am
Contributing Columnist All three of the major governmental jurisdictions which levy a sales tax saw their July 2022 receipts drop slightly vs. July 2021. The greatest decrease is Shreveport's 4.4%.
On idleness
Fri, 08/05/2022 - 12:00am
Contributing Columnist There’s the old, old, OLD saying, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” Doubt anyone says it much anymore, rooted as it is in the Protestant Work Ethic, which has pretty much disappeared, overcome by YouTube, robots and smart phones. “Idle hands” implied not having anything to do, and the “devil’s workshop” meant if nothing productive was happening, then something negative likely was.