Commentary

Liberals advocate many wonderful things. In fact, I  suspect that most conservatives would prefer to live in the kind of world envisioned by liberals, rather than in the kind of world envisioned by conservatives

 

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May is National Mental Health Month in the United States. In recognition of NMHM, a series of articles will be the focus of this column throughout May. The  articles will examine key research on Schizophrenia, Bipolar, and other mental disorders.

Please note the actual application of these findings may take years or decades to occur

 

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Japan recently turned over to the United States enough weapons-grade nuclear material to make dozens of nuclear

bombs. This was one of President Barack Obama's few  foreign policy "successes," as part of his nuclear disarmament

initiative. But his foreign policy successes may be more dangerous than his "failures." Back in 2005, Senator Barack

Obama urged the Ukrainians to drastically reduce their conventional weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles and tons

of ammunition. 

 

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In the last six months, Jackson Parish and Winn Parish had news of a sexual predator being apprehended by a multi-regional task force. Before going further and not taking the offense lightly, the two young males was a son to a mother and father 

 

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Many people are lamenting the bad consequences of Barack Obama's foreign policy, and some are questioning his competence. There is much to lament, and much to fear. Multiple setbacks to American interests have been brought on by

Obama's policies in Libya, Egypt, Syria, Crimea and — above all — in what seems almost certain to become a nuclear Iran in the very near  future.

 

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Recently former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice added her voice to those who have long been urging the Republican Party to reach out to black voters. Not only is that long overdue, what is also long overdue is putting some time — and, above all, some serious thought — into how to go about doing it

 

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To the Electorate in Winnfield, As a former resident of Winnfield, I know what the city needs. Our city has a rich legacy and a storied past. We are a fortress in north central Louisiana, and that is what our founding fathers and the dynamic leaders of yesteryear expected this great city to be. It is only my hope that we continue toward what they imagined.

 

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At a time when polls show public opinion turning against the Democrats, some Republicans seem to be turning against each other. Even with the prospect of being able to win control of the Senate in this fall's elections, some Republicans are busy manufacturing ammunition for their own circular firing squad.

 

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted July 2, 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States and outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public (known as “public accommodations”).  

 

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The Afghanistan government's recent release of dozens of imprisoned terrorists, many of whom had killed Americans, was a galling betrayal of those Americans who died defending Afghanistan against the  Taliban terrorists — as well as those Americans who have returned home with arms or legs missing, or with minds traumatized beyond repair. 

 

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