Opinion

As we move closer to the 605 Unity JAM on Sunday, June 12 and the fun and interesting activities that will be a part of this day it is important to understand that this event is much more than just music, art and food. The fact that the Unity JAM is even taking place is important to note.

Though I’m only a fair hand with a fishing rod, my greatest success has come at lilac time – a time when anyone can be successful. For the rest of the year, I have to work at it, and work hard, to be successful.

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about stuff. Not the general meaning of stuff, as in: I’ve been thinking about stuff. But the more literal sense, as in stuff stuff: things, material possessions, articles we accumulate and drag through life like barnacles on the bottom of a boat.

Hypothyroidism, the condition of the thyroid gland not making enough thyroid hormone, is a common hormonal disorder. Perhaps because hypothyroidism is common and its symptoms can be widespread and vague, misconceptions abound. Let’s cover the facts.

My boat, a not-so-fancy flat-bottomed john boat, was gassed up and the batteries were charged. Fresh line was wound onto my reels, and I was ready to go. Betsy had begrudgingly agreed to go along, and we headed for the river on the late afternoon of Thursday, May 12th.

After nearly 30 years of trying to prove a theory, that an environmental toxin was responsible for sickening roughly 250,000 U.S. troops who served in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War, new research confirms that sarin nerve gas caused Gulf War Illness.

EPHESIANS 6: 17,18 17) "And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,which is the Word of God: 18) Praying always with prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching there unto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."

The older I get it seems the less I truly know. I prove this to myself on a regular basis. I’ve seen tee shirts that say, ‘In my defense, the moon was full and I was left unsupervised.’

Senator Carrol Red Allen was a giant of a man not just in stature but in life. His hard work ethic, common sense, strong belief in faith, strong love for his family and willingness to help others by way of public service were a few of his outstanding attributes.

Readers often ask, “Roger, what’s the next adventure?” Other than Saskatchewan’s Lake Besnard in mid-June with old friends, Louisiana’s Gulf Shores will be an entirely new adventure.