Making a mess of our own nest
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…