Rising above upheaval and chaos
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 12:00am
Upheaval! Chaos! Those two words -- upheaval and chaos -- demonstrate the fate of many a community here in our city, but why?
Columns & Opinions
Spring Cleaning: Decluttering Inside and Out
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 12:00am
Spring is in the air, and many of us will naturally begin to think about spring cleaning around our homes and yards. As we clean closets and gutters from all that has accumulated over the winter, let’s remember to “spring clean” our internal closets and gutters as well. Here are some suggestions to get us started.
Racism vs. Sexism
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 12:00am
I am writing on a topic which, I admit, is unusual for me. I enjoy columns on the Shreveport financial scene like sales tax receipts and budgetary and financial issues.
Settle Talk: Are you ready for a downtown festival in Shreveport?
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 12:00am
Goodness, it’s been sooooo long, as in too long.
Black-on-Black Killing in Shreveport Is Out of Control
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 12:00am
The black-on-black killing by young black men in Shreveport is out of control. A lot of people are prone to make excuses for the urban violence of these young black men. There are those who would like to attribute the violent behavior of these young black men to systemic racism. Systemic racism is real, but that’s not what is making young black men kill each other, seemingly with no impunity. Systemic racism does not make a person pull out a gun and kill someone because somebody looked at them wrong. Systemic racism does not make a person pull out a gun and kill someone because they have on the wrong colors. Systemic racism does not make a person pull out a gun and shoot into a house or a car without any thought of whom that bullet is going to injure or kill. There are no excuses for the violence seen in Shreveport on daily basis, nor should there be. Killing is killing, and it is destroying the fabric of the city.
Response to Prentiss column, ‘What’s wrong with Shreveport’
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:00am
Reading these words “the people who have been elected to lead the city, the mayor and the seven elected city council members” concerned me. Did we, you or us give these elected leaders carte blanche to resurrect our city? Of course we didn’t; they need our help, we need each other.
“Don’t touch my food”
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:00am
I have always said that in my home we would never fight over food. You hear people complaining because so and so ate the last of something that they were looking forward to and so on.
30-Second Read: Fashion vitae
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:00am
Folding and hanging laundry brought a revelation: I don’t need a résumé. A photo of my clothing will suffice.
Whom does new narcotics law benefit?
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:00am
When I first heard of Ordinance 34 and read its content, I thought why? Why this ordinance, and whom does it benefit?
Keeping it clean
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:00am
Last week we talked about life as a “limitless in formation experiment,” and how the real work takes place inside of us as opposed to what happens outside and around us. Part of the experiment involves what I call the “5 C” approach to life. We are creative, conscious, choosers of our cognitions, and we can clean, too. Cleaning is especially important, because it is another word for forgiveness, and as we move through life, constant cleaning makes sense. It is healthy to stay clean physically, and it is healthy emotionally, too.