Editorial
| How they got their starts in politics September 30, 2011 at 10:07 am By John Maginnis On a quiet week-day morning at the home office a few months ago came a knock at the door and, with it, my first personal contact with the great non-campaign of 2011. |
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| 2 black candidates to vie for president? September 30, 2011 at 10:05 am There was one contender in the Republican presidential debate last week that stood out above all others. He was outspoken on just about every issue that faced the voters. He was firm in his faith that federal government’s main job is to protect the lives and freedoms of its people. He opposed the largesse of government that interfered with the ability of its citizens to lead their own lives. He had a definite plan, called 9-9-9 that could eliminate our tax inequities. |
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| Effort to make, and tell, the difference September 23, 2011 at 9:54 am By John Maginnis In an effort to ramp up the excitement over the secretary of state debate held last week, Jean Armstrong, of the sponsoring League of Women Voters of Louisiana, reminded the audience that the occupant of the office “is only two heartbeats away from being governor.” She tried, anyway. |
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| ‘Tis election season again September 23, 2011 at 9:52 am Ready or not, like it or not, elections are here in Louisiana. Things have changed so fast in the Bayou State that it is hard to put the next two months of the election cycle into perspective. |
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| Saints defense teaches lesson September 23, 2011 at 9:51 am I’m sure many felt the same as I did Sunday if they watched the Saints game – Sorry for the opposing quarterback, but VERY happy for the Saints’ great strategies. |
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| Legislature left out of major change August 19, 2011 at 9:44 am By John Maginnis Ask state employees what’s the biggest out-sourcing deal going on in state government and many will say it’s the Jindal administration’s plans to privatize their health insurance, which is now covered through the Office of Group Benefits. |
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| Life of wastewater plant prolonged August 19, 2011 at 9:43 am By Renee Simpson Frequent travelers on Hahnville’s Highway 3160 (Home Place Road) may have noticed a green and yellow project sign near the entrance to the West Bank wastewater treatment plant. |
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| Education leaders need to step up August 12, 2011 at 9:14 am By John Maginnis, LaPolitics.com |
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| Simple step to help politicians lose weight August 05, 2011 at 9:28 am Recently, there have been a lot of media accounts of politicians and government bureaucrats abusing the taxpayers with government-issued credit cards. |
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| They’re still killing our fish August 05, 2011 at 9:27 am The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is not as big as we feared it would be this year with the massive amounts of water that came down the Mississippi River in the spring. So said Nancy Rabalais, scientist with the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. |
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| What’s wrong with higher interest rates? July 29, 2011 at 9:22 am I remember that the interest rates on our first two houses were 5 1/4 percent and 6 percent. That was back in the 1960’s. |
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| Big weekend ahead for Grand Isle July 29, 2011 at 9:21 am The oldest fishing rodeo in the country resumes this weekend after a brief one-year absence due to the BP oil spill. And we can expect fishermen and hangers-on living it up again in Grand Isle style as though nothing ever happened. |
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| Enough federal rocks are in our pockets July 21, 2011 at 10:59 am Our federal government is at it again. |
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| Election is about the next one July 21, 2011 at 10:57 am By John Maginnis Democrats were heartened some this week by news that state Sen. Rob Marionneaux of Livonia is mulling over getting into the governor's race. |
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| Job creation numbers filled with uncertainty July 15, 2011 at 9:30 am It wasn’t a great start to a Friday. The latest employment numbers came out on July 8, and they certainly didn’t paint a pretty picture. |
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| $2.5 trillion in cuts proposed July 15, 2011 at 9:28 am With the big decision coming up in Congress about how to settle the budget and deficit problems, Republicans have proposed cutting the following federal programs that would reduce federal expenditures by $2.5 trillion in 10 years. |
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| Tax structure should be multi-dimensional June 30, 2011 at 9:46 am One of the most controversial issues of the recently completed legislative session was dealing with the numerous bills designed to phase out the state income tax. |
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| Wit and wisdom of the Legislature June 30, 2011 at 9:45 am By John Maginnis More than usual, the recently ended legislative session was distinguished for what was said rather than for what was done, though it took only a few words to accomplish that. Instead, lawmakers spoke volumes, if not always making sense, but enough to fill another annual chapter of the wit and wisdom the Louisiana Legislature. |
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Parish President V.J. St. Pierre, along with eight other parish presidents and representatives from five other parishes, visited Washington, D.C. to talk to officials about the potential spike in local flood insurance premiums should large portions of the Biggert-Waters Act be allowed to take effect in October.
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