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Thomas Sowell
Fiscal Cliff Notes
Amid all the political and media hoopla about the "fiscal cliff" crisis, there are a few facts that are worth noting. First of all, despite all the melodrama about raising taxes on "the rich," even...
Dec 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Nick celebration changed over years
Before Roberts Cove began throwing its annual Germanfest in 1995, the St. Nicholas celebration each Dec. 6 was its most publicized tradition and is one that is still held dear in the community. It...
Dec 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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The President's Column: Crop Year Wrap-Up
Ask any farmer or rancher who’s been growing crops or raising livestock more than one season and they’ll tell you that for all the technology agriculture affords, sometimes luck is all theyreally h...
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Status quo defenders challenge education reforms in courts
In state court this week, Judge Tim Kelley of the 19th JDC heard a suit filed by the Louisiana Association of Educators, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the Louisiana School Boards Associatio...
Dec 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Watch out for extra holiday calories
Are you one of the many Americans who face the holiday season with some fear of gaining weight? The good news is that although many people gain weight from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, rese...
Dec 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Milo Nickel/The Man Column
Top 10 poorest cities in America
Not all the credit belongs to the Democrats but consider the following taken from the Internet. Is it coincidence or do the Democrats deserve all the credit? You decide. City, state, percentage of...
Nov 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The President’s Column: Monthly crop report
The Agriculture Department’s monthly crop report moderately increased 2012 production forecasts for corn and soybeans compared to the prior month. “As anticipated, there were no major changes to th...
Nov 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thomas Sowell
Killing the Goose
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg is one of those old fairy tales for children which has a heavy message that a lot of adults should listen to. The labor unions which have driven the make...
Nov 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nice Losers
Mitt Romney now joins the long list of the kinds of presidential candidates favored by the Republican establishment-- nice, moderate losers, people with no coherently articulated vision, despite ho...
Nov 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dan Juneau/Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (PHOTO/Submitted)
The Kabuki Dance Continues
The nation’s long election ordeal is over. While that may be good news, we must temper it with the fact that Congress is now back in session. The Senate jumped right into “serious” legislative matt...
Nov 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Michael Danna is director of public relations and host of the Farm Bureau’s long-running farm news program “This Week in Louisiana Agriculture.” (PHOTO/Submitted)
The President's Column: Thanksgiving Survey
The retail cost of menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings increased less than one percent this year, according...
Nov 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dan Juneau/Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (PHOTO/Submitted)
What Election Day 2012 means to business
The French have an expression: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” The more things change, the more they stay the same. That may well be the most accurate description of the outcome of the ...
Nov 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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