Barbara Munson
Sweet potatoes from man who grew them
I love Saturday mornings at the local farmers’ market. I like finding cabbages that are bigger than human heads, and buying sweet potatoes and peppers from the man who grew them. […]
Columns
Barbara Munson
The St. Rose library is so good they ought to open it more often
I’ve been an avid reader, a book collector, and a big fan of libraries for as long as I can remember. I enrolled in the summer reading program every year as a kid, I enrolled my daughter when she was a toddler, and I continue to use the local libraries for various reasons. […]
Allen Lottinger
Session should stick to recovery, insurance needs
Many believe Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s call for a special legislative session beginning Friday to be premature and an opportunity to give away Christmas gifts from the state government. […]
Allen Lottinger
Offshore oil revenue must come this week
This week was to be a big one in our state’s quest for a greater share of revenue from offshore oil. On Tuesday, however, the vote on a bill in the U. S. House of Representatives that would have started the process was called off. […]
Barbara Munson
Voices of St. Charles Parish
They say you learn something new every day. The other day I learned that most people don’t have brains that ricochet off the walls of their heads like a superball. Who knew? Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) runs in my family, but I didn’t realize that I had it until recently. […]
Allen Lottinger
HBO’s Comic Relief dialogue got a bit, well … raw
We finally got around to watching the three-hour HBO Comic Relief program on Hurricane Katrina which we TiVoed a couple weeks ago for later viewing. […]
Columns
Bigger share of oil and gas tax revenues up for grabs – but will LA get them?
Put aside the folly of calling an “Extraordinary Session” of the lege in the midst of the Christmas Holidays. Put aside the folly of calling the session to extend over two weekends during which the lege is loathed to work. […]
Columns
Another BIG BIZ bites the dust
Nobody seems to care about the fact that one of the two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in LA is leaving the state. […]
Barbara Munson
Voices of St. Charles Parish
I MISS my sleepy little community of St. Rose, which I moved to because it was close enough to the city to get to everything but far enough away to escape the crowds. […]