At last . . . those loud commercials that interrupt television programs may soon come to an end. The U. S. Senate passed a bill last week to keep commercials on TV at the same volume as the rest of the programs. […]
There is one major way in which we can help reduce poverty in the world. It’s not by raising the taxes on the wealthy and reducing them on the middle class. […]
We used to say that Louisiana can save its coast by primarily doing two things – – restoring the barrier islands and diverting fresh water and sediment from the Mississippi River into the wetlands. […]
The big question facing Congressional leaders before the end of the year is who can do the better job of improving the economy – – the government or private enterprise? […]
Did you know that members of Congress are exempt from many of the laws and drawbacks that apply to other citizens in this so-called democratic land of ours? […]
In case you didn’t know, and a lot of people don’t, there is an election coming up Saturday in St. Charles Parish. […]
Whether we like it or not, terrorists are not recruited only in the mid-east. They also come from the land of the free and the home of the brave – – right here in the United States of America. […]
Why was the federal administration so quick to pronounce a moratorium on future offshore exploration and drilling after the BP oil spill but has done nothing to stop continuation of the deadzone in the Gulf of Mexico caused by fertilizer spills from midwest farms? […]
It would have been a much easier job to restore the coast of Louisiana many years ago not long after the leveeing of the Mississippi stopped the river from overflowing and leaving the sediment to build up the wetlands. Not so today. […]
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