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HOUMA, La. (AP) — Fourteen Terrebonne Parish jail inmates donated their own money to buy school supplies for four elementary schools.

Unprompted, the inmates donated nearly $1,200 combined, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.

The transition from hunting and gathering food to growing it was undoubtedly one of the great turning points in human history. It was probably the first human undertaking that involved changing the environment to meet our needs, and likely led to the...

By Neto Baptiste Police captured their third Parish League title for the year on Thursday when they defeated All Saints by 35 runs to claim the ACB Caribbean Parish League Sir Vivian Richards Thursday League trophy. Winning the toss and opting to bat at the Police Recreation Grounds, the lawmen…

Conservative is described as “marked by moderation or caution; and marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners.” Does any of that apply to so-called conservatives today? 

Leave politics aside for a moment, if you can. What does the word “conservative” mean to you, outside of that cursed arena? To me, it connotes respecting tradition, caution when it comes to change, and hewing to the tried and true.The Merriam-Webster...

Earth Matters: An Earth Day roadside walk reveals our trashy side Some of the roadside trash collected by the writer and his neighbors on Earth Day. Contributed/Jess Rocheleau By MICHAEL DOVER Print I’ve been living in Leverett for nine years. There’s lots to like here: a beautiful pond, an excellent elementary school, a fine old Town Hall, and miles of country road with light traffic — great for biking. I love to tell people about the T-shirt that the Friends of Leverett Library used ...

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Earth Matters: The enduring bond of dogs and humans A color plate from “Johnson’s Household Book of Nature,” 1880. Most of the 450 breeds recognized today began in the Victorian era (1830-1900). Published: 2/19/2021 2:53:29 PM The germ of this column came from reading Michael Pollan’s “The Botany of Desire,” which shows the reciprocal relationship between people and domesticated plants: The plants meet human desires and humans propagate the plants widely. My immediate reaction wa...

Armed forces as meaningful in any way. >> hell, no, we wont go! >> the draft has really mobilized young people. how many different ways can you say hell, no, we wont go. ♪ >> my name is chris grounds from jersey. >> michael dover, new york. >> gerald hutchens, new york city. >> so far since the draft resistance movement began last year, between 2,000 and 3,000 young men have burned their draft cards or returned them to the federal government. another 4,000 to 6,000 have fled to canada to avoid...