Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Several years ago, we had a surprise visitor set up house on our porch. It was a barn swallow. We were excited to watch it create a new home out of mud. Our boys were still out home at the time, and they had a front row seatContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer In the 1980s Jack Kevorkian made headlines by advocating for assisted suicide. Kevorkian, a medical doctor, argued that terminally ill patients had the right to die with dignity. When the state of Michigan discovered that he had helped his patients die, he lost his medical license, and prosecutorsContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/ Contributing writer You don’t have to listen long to hear what workers are saying about their lives. Their hours are long. Their pay is stagnant. They want more time with their children. They live one healthcare emergency away from bankruptcy. Millionaires and billionaires, however, have never had it better. Continue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer The terrorist attacks on 9/11 ignited the Every time we turn around, Fox News and the rest of the professional conservatives cry like babies about scary socialism. It doesn’t take much education to know they haven’t a clue what socialism is. They simply want to scare and paralyzeContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/ Contributing Writer Big Government conservatives like to hide behind the slogan States’ Rights. They want you to believe they are standing up for you against the mean federal government. They have relied on this deception since the beginning of the Republic. Southern planters knew America’s revolutionary rhetoric threatened their vastContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer In 1862 the United Kingdom’s Parliament passed the first in a series of Contagious Disease Acts. The Members of Parliament considered sexual transmitted diseases a matter of national security. The MPs believed prostitutes spread the disease to the Armed Forces and weakened them. The Acts specifically targeted suspectedContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer I hate to repeat myself, but maybe now somebody is willing to listen. I wrote the following on June 26, 2021. I have only edited a little to update a few data points. This discussion is life or death. The vaccines are highly safe and effective. Government andContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Taxes fund public services. A vote is our voice for funding these services. As a community, we decide on which services to fund or how they are funded. We benefit from these services either directly or indirectly. Direct benefits are pretty easy to understand. If you haveContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Voting is the life blood of a democracy. Votes express the will of the many to direct the actions of the few. Voting preserves our Republic. Restricting voting kills democracy. Americans have struggled over the last 232 years to expand voting. In the beginning, woman couldn’t vote. Continue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer The World watched on Jan. 6, 2021, as criminals swarmed the United States Capital. The thugs wanted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Most of us looked on in horror. Congress had gathered in a solemn, constitutional ceremony to count the Electoral College votes. Each state hadContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Since February, the United States of America has been making steady progress in the fight against Covid 19. Public safety measures such as mask wearing and physical distancing slowed the spread of the virus. We bought time for the development of several vaccines. The vaccines are highlyContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Many of the old German folk tales deal with risks and threats. Children needed to learn that there are dangers in the world. What must of us don’t realize is that the dangers are closer to home than we want to admit. Most of us prefer to believeContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/ Contributing writer I love heat. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that summer is my favorite season. I’m always happy to see winter far behind us. Growing up summer always meant sun, water and travel. Dad’s government job offered us many opportunities beyond a secure paycheck and good healthcare. His vacationContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/ Contributing writer Life for Texas women is about to get much more stressful. The Republican-led Texas Legislature just passed, and Republican Gregg Abbott signed, a new law allowing vigilantes to harass women. Conservatives simply don’t trust Texas women. They want the government and busy bodies to invade theContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer My dad, Yves “Buster” Melancon served 27 years in the United States Army. He earned the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3. He started his career as a mechanic and ended as an Automotive Superintendent. Some of my best memories are helping him work on cars. In theContinue Reading