By Louis Avallone – The “pick-and-roll” is one of the oldest and most commonly used plays in basketball to get an easy basket for the offense. A “pick” is a screen, or a block, for the player with the basketball, designed to create confusion on the defense, and provide an advantage to the offense for […]
By Louis Avallone – In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote in his phamplet “Common Sense” that “in America, the law is king.” In fact, America was born of the principle that no one is above the law, especially considering the American colonists opposition to the British monarchy. It was the monarchy’s lack of accountability to the […]
By Louis Avallone – Our ecosystem is fragile. It can be as small as a drop of water or as large as our entire planet. In fact, the earth is an interconnection of many diverse and interdependent ecosystems that make up the whole. They form the basics of life, such as water, food and shelter. […]
By Louis Avallone – Most Americans are just plain dizzy from the “spinning” of the issues that this White House has unashamedly engaged in for almost four years now: Deficit spending is an “investment”; a tax increase is considered “revenue;” and rising gasoline prices are blamed on foreign nations, all while we restrict access and […]
By Louis Avallone – Folks, we need to talk. Despite a U.S. economy that continues to stagnate, or declining consumer spending, or plummeting home prices, or record unemployment, or declining wages, not to mention the unraveling of national security resulting from illegal immigration to nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, there are still 1 in […]
By Louis Avallone – We’ve all seen those seemingly ridiculous warning labels, on so many products these days, that you wonder what’s more embarrassing: That such warning labels are necessary at all, because of the sheer half-wittedness of some folks, or that the folks writing those warning labels are just plain pretentious and pompous towards […]
By Louis Avallone – The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 to provide a physical barrier between East and West Berlin. That’s the textbook explanation, but there was a greater, underlying purpose. The eventual fall of the Berlin Wall seems to foreshadow the predictable failure of government policies that, despite their stated and noble intentions, […]
By Louis Avallone – Will Rogers is reported to have said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” While this is a most admirable quality, and healthy expectation in our relationships with one another, what priority do we place on “likability” when voting for a president? Turns out, it’s almost at the top of […]
By Louis Avallone – A FASHION POLICE STATE You’ve heard about this, right? Caddo Parish District 3 Commissioner Michael Williams wants to pass an ordinance in Caddo Parish to prohibit the wearing of pajama pants in public. Apparently, he was offended during a recent shopping trip to his neighborhood grocery store, wherein a group of […]
By Louis Avallone – Before we start, let me wish you and yours a Happy New Year! You know, there is hardly a “Happy New Year’s” greeting, in some form or fashion, that doesn’t include a wish for good health, great wealth, and much happiness (but not necessarily in that order, of course). And even […]