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Jim Bradshaw

Codes didn’t zip into popularity

It was not universally popular when five-digit postal ZIP codes went into effect 60 years ago, on July 1, 1963. And that’s probably an understatement.
Newspapers across south Louisiana — and everywhere else — had dutifully run near-identical press releases about what the Post Office people called a “revolutionary new system of improved mail dispatch and delivery.”

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Bryan Golden

What If You Get Discouraged?

Perseverance, determination, focus, and hard work are effective in helping you attain your goals. Refusal to give up is essential. Getting up every time you stumble or fall will eventually lead to success. The big unknown is how long will it take to see results.
Everyone would love to see their efforts produce rapid, if not immediate results. But if you don’t know how long something will take, how do you keep yourself motivated? Even the most successful people get discouraged.

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Bryan Goldren

Reader’s Experiences

The principles and concepts I present in this column are far more than nice theories. They work, they produce good results, and they help people. Reading them is a good start but not enough. To have them work for you, you must actively put them into practice.
My motivation for writing this column is to help others improve their lives while realizing their potential. I receive many letters from the readers of this column relating how these concepts have helped them. Others write asking for advice with particular situations.

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Jim Bradshaw

Pirates plagued Gulf longer than you think

Jean Lafitte was the most notorious — and successful — of the pirates operating from Louisiana in the early 1800s, but he wasn’t the only one.
A federal grand jury in New Orleans reported in July 1814: “Piracy and smuggling are ... long established and ... systematically pursued by many of the inhabitants of this state and, particularly, of this city and vicinity.”

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