News opinion 2008-06-28 Andanh.com

For now, happiness on the home front Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
I'm picking up my trash cans by the street and a big kid I don't recognize is jogging with his shirt off and his muscles on. People run down my street all the time and I recognize them all but not this guy. I'd have remembered if I'd seen him; he looked like a guy who ran and worked out with purpose.

Dottie Bell: Will politics always prevail over the welfare of our children? Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Something went wrong in the waning hours of the session. A local senator decided to put her politics ahead of the welfare of our children.

Expand exploration, production of fuels Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
To meet our energy supply needs, we must expand our exploration and production of both fossil fuels and renewable sources within the United States.

Study highlights individualism vs. dogma Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Louisiana has confirmed its Bible Belt credentials in a recent national study, but it also reflects the national trend toward people becoming less rigid in their faith.

A.J. King: Local farms promise an adventure Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
For the past two Saturdays, I got up when the day was new to meet up with a friend and go outside the city limits. We didn't go too far, only to Haughton and Frierson, but we did have an adventure. We went blueberry picking.

Nit-picker's Notebook: Similar words just as dangerous as homophones Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
The language is rife with pitfalls. Homophones are bad enough, but words somewhat similar are dangerous too.

Storm clouds lurk in Dorcheat's calm waters Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Access to a public use area on Bayou Dorcheat in north Webster that requires crossing private property via the parish-maintained Cox Landing Road is building into a storm over the rights of the public versus the rights of property owners.

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