Letters
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Walker
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Walker sets CATS statement straight
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Walker, candidate for Mayor-President, issued the following statement April 11 on MikeWalker.net: "I want to set the record straight about my views on HB 865, a bill concerning ...
Apr 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter to the Editor: Reforms needed in public schools
Dear Editor: Louisiana is my home. It is unlike any other place in the world. I truly love this state, the people, and the culture. It is where I chose to raise my family and am thankful that my c...
Apr 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Don't drink and drive this prom season. Zane Perry, a ZHS student, is arrested after driving drunk in a Mock DWI crash. (PHOTO/Stacy Gill)
Letter to the Editor: Teens, alcohol, driving and prom
Received via e-mail April 3 Dear Editor: As we enter the high school prom and graduation season in Louisiana, it is important for parents to do all they can to ensure that their teenagers stay awa...
Apr 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Zachary Chamber thanks Arts & Music Festival sponsors, volunteers and participants
To all Sponsors, Volunteers and Participants of the Zachary Arts & Music Festival: On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank the entire community of Zachary for your time and dedic...
Apr 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter to the Editor: Opposed to CATS tax
Mayor Pro-Tem and candidate for Mayor-President, Mike Walker, issued the following statement March 28 regarding the proposed CATS tax: "I am opposed to the CATS tax increase for several reasons. F...
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter to the Editor: All should question the haste of our governor
Dear Editor: Regardless of the position one holds in the education reform debate, all should question the haste in which our governor is attempting to move his education plan through legislature. O...
Mar 14, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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LETTER to the EDITOR: Slaughter Fire Chief asks lawmakers for help
This following letter was composed and emailed to Louisiana lawmakers and National Congress members regarding issues facing the Volunteer Fire Service and the reform and improvements needed. Recei...
Mar 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
The responsible thing to do
It’s time for some truth-telling. Consider the following facts. Over the last two decades, state retirement costs have quadrupled. The gap between what we are promising in benefits and what we actu...
Feb 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter to the Editor - War on Public Education
Governor Jindal has declared war on public schools and public school teachers. In the upcoming legislative session the Governor is proposing a school voucher program that would make thousands of pu...
Feb 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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LETTER to the EDITOR: CATS tax issue
Letter to the Editor: Received via E-mail Feb. 11 I urge all voters in Baker, Baton Rouge and Zachary to go to the polls and vote in the April election on the tax issue for CATS. The special inter...
Feb 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 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 | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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The offshore drilling life: cramped and dangerous
The 160 workers on Shell’s Perdido oil platform have access to a free restaurant, gym and movie theater. Their laundry and meals are taken care of and they get paid pretty well - about $60,000 a ye...
Jan 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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