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Austin
I and my wife Chelsea’s food mission in Austin started with a visit to Hopdoddy Burger Bar on South Congress Street. Two of my oldest friends, Brian and Sherard, agreed to meet us, and told me that we need to be prepared to wait in line, because there is always a line around the »
Divorce Rate
Dear Dr. Archer, My friends and I are in our 60s, and we constantly argue about why the divorce rate is higher today. What is your opinion? Libby Dear Libby, Yes, the times, they are a changing. The divorce rate is indeed higher today than it was in the past. This can be »
Show And Tell
What the McNeese Cowboys have shown so far — three games and two open dates into the season — may be very telling, as the team approaches the meat of its Southland Conference match-ups. Most of what we know or think we know about this team came in the season opener against Nebraska in »
Rational Ignorance: Why Voters Are Not Better Informed
Democracy may be a great political system, but it is not perfect. One of its flaws is what economists call “rational ignorance,” which some have dubbed “the dumb voter theorem.” The premise is simple: information is costly, and rational people choose to acquire knowledge only to the extent that the expected benefits exceed the »
WELCOME TO FEMA TOWN
Expensive New Homes In Holly Beach Are Being Surrounded By FEMA Trailers. What’s Up With That? The small coastal community of Holly Beach is situated along the Gulf Coast of Cameron Parish. The unincorporated parish covers almost 100 miles of the Gulf shoreline to the south, and constitutes the heel of this boot-shaped »
Church Of The Eyes
I saw him make a u-turn, to go back to the convenience store where the clerk had given him too much change. I saw the way he talked to the state trooper, who pulled us over for speeding, and I saw how good people handle being in the wrong. I heard what he said »
THE SCARIES
Looking For Something To Worry About? How About A Rash Of Creepy Diseases? Perhaps you’re the sort who starts worrying (at least a little) when you here that a serious new disease is making its way through some part of the United States. You can be assured that at the same time the »
Of Course!
— Jonathan Thomas, 50, was charged with DUI and disorderly conduct in Washington Township, Ind., after driving through two backyards and getting his vehicle stuck in the second. Police reported that Thomas “showed his teeth to officers” and later “growled” at hospital security staff. Thomas’ day job is director of the Porter County Animal »
Payday Loan Issue Resurrected
After failing to pass reform legislation aimed at the payday loan industry last year, Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, said he’s considering bringing a bill again, but is still on the fence. “I haven’t decided yet. There’s an audit advisory meeting I want to attend in October that should give me a better idea. I’ve »
