Opinions

Let the revolution begin                                                    By Leo Chappelle

Citizens take the initiative                                                 By Leo Chappelle

I have often been guilty of careless concern for the feelings of others.  I may not be guilty of intentional harm or insult; but another person may have felt slighted or, perhaps thought I had intended to call attention to some fault in their life.

Communities become involved                                        By Leo Chappelle

GIANT FIR: A lumberjack lies in the cut of a giant fir while his co-workers pose for a photo in 1902. (Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.)

I think the air control box for the house was damaged last week, switching it from heat to cool to heat to cool, on a daily basis. The cold weather for the entire upcoming week has me cheering, for the fireplace can have a good fire, and soup can simmer on the stove every day.

We’re off to a good start this year. We have a substantially new Police Jury with fresh enthusiasm for the job. The school board had a clean annual audit.

Where were you on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1999? If you were like a lot of people all over the world, your New Year’s Eve celebrations were overshadowed by a looming fear that the world as we know it might come to an end a few seconds after the stroke of midnight.

Recovery is a lifelong process of improving health and well-being while living independently. Many people suffering from addiction achieve sobriety. Recovery is difficult. It involves changing your outlook on life, your behavior and in some cases your environment.

THIS CIVIL WAR-ERA map was drawn a decade after the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled for the Concordia Parish Police Jury in a case involving a levee. The levee in question was located on the Concordia side across the Mississippi from Ellis Cliffs (shown at bottom of the map).