Commentary

February is teen dating violence awareness month across the nation. This is to help teenagers understand about how to have a healthy relationship with who they are dating, or even family. Respect should be a priority in everyone life. Teen dating is more common than you may think, especially among teens and your adults: 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they are in a relationship with before they become adults. Nearly 43% of U.S. college women report experiencing violence or abusive dating behaviors.

“He hath made everything beautiful in His time; also, He hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 The Book of Ecclesiastes is one of the most interesting Books in our Bible. It was written by King Solomon himself, the third king of Israel. He followed his father King David to the throne, and he was the son of David and Bathsheba. He lived around 940 BC. He is responsible for building the first temple in Israel on Mount Moriah. God ask him what He could give him, and Solomon answered only to be a good king to his people. Because he not concerned for himself, but for the people he ruled, God gave him vast riches, power, and wisdom. Matter of fact he was the wisest man in the world! Solomon set out to answer his and mankind’s question “What is the meaning of life” The impact of timing on our life is indisputable. Timing and trying to manage our expectations around it become overwhelming.

STATISTIC VOTER FACTS

If you are interested in the upcoming governor’s race, you’ve got to consider the make-up of voters in Louisiana. Louisiana has over three million registered voters; 63% are white and 31% are black. The remaining 6% are mostly Hispanic, Asian or mixed race. Despite the state’s recent Republican voting patterns, registered Democrats make up 39% of the electorate and registered Republicans 34%, That leaves 27% who are independents or third party voters.

The Democratic party in Louisiana is dominated by black voters and the Republican party is overwhelmingly white: 61% of Democrats are black and 35% are white; 94% of Republicans are white and only 2% are black. The racial composition of the independent/third party vote is closer to the state as a whole: 65% white and 25% black.

These facts are what all candidates are looking at. If you can position yourself right of Democrats and some left of Republicans, you’ve got the best chance.

Next month is teen dating violence awareness month across the nation. This is to help teenagers understand about how to have a healthy relationship with who they are dating, or even family. Respect should be a priority in everyone life. Teen dating is more common than you may think, especially among teens and your adults: 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they are in a relationship with before they become adults. Nearly 43% of U.S. college women report experiencing violence or abusive dating behaviors.

by National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

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SPEAKER McCARTHY

We saw a debacle last week in the House which has only happened two times before, as the House continues to vote on who will be the Speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy had to make some concessions before he could put it together and win. These concessions made are too numerous for me to list but one that I liked was fixing a “broken” House by returning to “regular order”, and holding votes on all 12 spending bills and change that this included. Democrats and some Republicans prefer trillion dollar ominous bills that hide a thousand special-interest favors and earmarks in these massive bills, too big to name.. Holding votes on a constitutional amendment for term limits and a balanced budget resolution are symbolic but have no chance of becoming law.

Do you believe that we should treat every day as if it might be our last? Do you tell your family and loved ones “I love you” when you leave the house or when you go to bed at night? Do you tell them how to be saved if they are not? Do you make sure your family knows Jesus? You never know, these words could be your last or as I sit here writing, could these words be the last thing I write. Not one of us knows when our last day will be, at least for the most part, and the day of our death may come when we least expect it. Everyone has that appointment but not everyone knows when that day will be. “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” (Hebrews 9:27) This is even more reason to redeem every day. (Ephesians 5:16) Make everyday count as if it were your last, and number every one of our days. (Psalms 90:12) “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Seriously don’t we just assume we have all the time in the world?

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THE MOON GRIFFIN SHOW It was announced that Moon Griffin’s show will expand and now be heard on a Baton Rouge radio station. Now, many people in the Baton Rouge area, who previously only heard the liberal side of politics and no negatives, will be able to hear the other side. Moon puts it on the line and tells you like it is.

PAY RAISES FOR LOUISIANA LEGISLATORS Several attempts have been made through the years to raise legislative pay. When John Bel Edwards was a state representative in 2008 he voted in favor of raising the annual base salary of legislators from $16,000 to $37,000. You would be surprised at those who are in favor of this raise, yet the public overwhelmingly feels like they are paid enough for this part-time job..

“President Biden has proclaimed January 2023 as “National Human Trafficking Prevention Month,” reaffirming his Administration’s commitment to protect and empower survivors of all forms of human trafficking, to prosecute traffickers, and to bring an end to human trafficking in the United States and around the world.”

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LOUISIANA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH TRAILS

When we hear of the good times from politicians running for office, don’t ever forget the economy. It grew more slowly in the third quarter of 2022 than the national economy as a whole, continuing a trend of the past several years. The state’s real gross domestic product grew by 2.5% compared to the national economic growth rate of 3.2%. While Louisiana’s economy grew more slowly than the national average, it didn’t lag other states by as much as it did in 2021. We must do better so our people can stay in Louisiana.

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