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Wed
07
Jan

A Year of Anniversaries

2014 has been a year of anniversaries. It was the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War — a war which many at the time saw as madness, and predicted that it would be the harbinger of a Second World War a generation later
 
Wed
07
Jan

Are Facts Obsolete?: A Column by Thomas Sowell

Some of us, who are old enough to remember the old television police series "Dragnet," may remember Sgt. Joe Friday saying, "Just the facts, ma'am." But that would be completely out of place today. Facts are becoming obsolete, as recent events have demonstrated.
 
Tue
30
Dec

Who's Responsible?

The cold-blooded murder of two New York City policemen as they sat in their car is not only an outrage but also a wake-up call. It shows, in the most painful way, the high cost of having demagogues, politicians, mobs and the media constantly taking cheap shots at the police.
 
Tue
30
Dec

The Family: Cohesion or Corrosion Part I

The Global and American family has experienced many changes since the turn of the 21st century. Those changes will be examined over the next few weeks in our family series. For those of us who grew up in the 1950’s or before have seen drastic changes occurring over time, some have been good and some not so good.
 
Wed
24
Dec

Pilgrim Reflections: “The Elephant and the Emperor”

Sometimes you have to just bite the bullet and deal with the obvious. But you have to do so in love, realizing it’ll be painful— both for you and the one with whom you’re dealing;  yet, such is necessary if there’s to ever be a change.
 

 

Wed
24
Dec

Tortured Reasoning

Critics and defenders of the harsh interrogation methods applied to captured terrorists can argue forever over whether those methods were "torture." But any serious discussion of a serious issue — and surely terrorism qualifies as serious — has to move beyond semantics and confront the ultimate question
 

 

Wed
17
Dec

A Vote of Confidence for Louisiana

Pulling off successful statewide elections is no easy task; especially those with as much attention and importance as Louisiana’s Congressional races in November and December. The tremendous effort of my staff along with our Clerks of 
Court, Registrars of Voters, Election Day Commissioners and many, many others reflect our collective commitment to
democracy and our respect for our sacred right to vote.
 
Wed
17
Dec

Stress: How the Body Reacts, Part III

Stress can reap havoc on the body and the various systems in the body. The body creates two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine. These two hormones come from two separate part of the brain through a signal sent to the brain.
 
Wed
10
Dec

Opinions Versus Facts

Everyone seems to have an opinion about the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri. But, as Daniel Patrick Moynihan used to say, "You're entitled to your own opinion but you're not entitled to your own facts."
 
Wed
10
Dec

Stress Symptoms: Physical, Emotional, and Behavioral

Stress does not affect everyone in the same ways. Our bodies are different and how we handle stress is different. In 2014, the American Institute of Stress rank the severity of stress and job pressure was the number one cause of stress in America
 

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