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Thomas Sowell
The Florida Smear Campaign
The Republican establishment is pulling out all the stops to try to keep Newt Gingrich from becoming the party's nominee for President of the United States -- and some are not letting the facts get...
Feb 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Reforms needed to rein in state retirement debt
Governor Bobby Jindal recently revealed his legislative package to revamp the way Louisiana funds its state retirement plans. His proposals aim to tackle accumulated unfunded pension debt that bega...
Feb 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Milo Nickel/The Man Column
Political one-liners
Tis the season to make fun of politicians as people have done for ages but in the coming presidential election, I believe we have to recognize and understand that this election may be the most impo...
Feb 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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EDITORIAL: School District is Model of Excellence
Dear Zachary Community Partner, With the political rhetoric around education reform in our state reaching a fevered pitch, you are sure to hear Zachary mentioned quite a bit. Both sides will poin...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU AgCenter scientists make foods healthier, fresher
By February many people may have abandoned their New Year’s resolutions to live healthier. LSU AgCenter researchers can’t make you go to the gym or eat more fruits and vegetables, but they are tryi...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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11 Tips for Frugal Living
Frugal living is all about making the most with what you already have. Here are 11 tips from LivingOnADime.com to help you get started: 1.Barter for services when possible. For example, we exchange...
Feb 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dan Juneau/Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (PHOTO/Submitted)
Manufacturing should not be a stage prop in the presidential campaign
The annual State of the Union (SOTU) address by any president has become something to be endured rather than cherished. No president ever says the state of the union is dire. The problems that must...
Feb 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thomas Sowell
Is Anybody Serious?
The Republican candidates' circular firing squad now seems to be using machine guns. Whoever the eventual "last man standing" turns out to be, he may not be standing very tall or very steadily on h...
Jan 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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The President’s Column by Mike Danna A weekly feature provided by your parish Farm Bureau
National farm policy should be rewritten to establish a program that protects farmers from catastrophic revenue losses by using a flexible combination of fiscally responsible tools. Voting delegate...
Jan 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thomas Sowell
An Ignored 'Disparity'
With all the talk about "disparities" in innumerable contexts, there is one very important disparity that gets remarkably little attention -- disparities in the ability to create wealth. People who...
Jan 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Milo Nickel/The Man Column
‘Share the wealth,’ doesn’t work
Obama and the liberal democrats want to tax the rich. Aided and abetted by the liberal air heads in the news media, they continue their unending propaganda to increase taxes by promising that only ...
Jan 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dan Juneau/Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (PHOTO/Submitted)
Here we go again
The new year has begun. There will be many new faces in the state legislature that will soon convene to enact and amend laws that will impact our lives. This is also a year in which the state const...
Jan 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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