Commentary

By Thomas Sowell

The refugee crisis in Europe is one of those human tragedies for which there are no real solutions, despite how many shrill voices in the media may denounce those who fail to come up with a solution. Some options may be better than others, but there is nothing that can honestly be called a solution. Nevertheless many countries, including the United States, could do a lot better.

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By Terry Driskill. MA, MA Licensed Professional Counselor

There is a growing body of research on school improvement that suggests involvement of parents, teachers, students, and district and school administrators are essential for successful schools. The foundation is laid by the district office with an “open door” policy where education leaders are available to sit and talk with other stakeholders.

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By Jeremy Alford

With about a week to go until qualifying and roughly 50 days remaining before the primary ballot, Louisiana’s runaway train of a budget has divided the Bayou State’s political class into two distinct camps. One lot doesn’t want to talk about it, fearing the reality of the situation could derail campaigns and bring recent budget decisions into question.

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Crystal Meth is a stimulantdrug that has become an epi-demic in the United States andother countries. It is a highlyaddictive drug used by all agegroups and is a growing con-cern for use by adolescents.During World War II the drugwas used to keep our soldiersawake.

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After my 85th birthday lastweek, I looked back over mylife and was surprised to dis-cover in how many differentways I had been lucky, inaddition to some other ways inwhich I was unlucky.

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Thomas Sowell