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July 10, 2025
HomeColumnsPatrick Yoes

Patrick Yoes

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Holiday traditions hard to break

July 13, 2006 Patrick Yoes

Over the 4th of July extended weekend, St. Charles Parish residents were reminded of a couple of things. Fireworks are dangerous and banning them is only as effective as your neighboring parish’s practice. […]

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The high price of freedom

July 7, 2006 Patrick Yoes

Our world has changed a great deal since September 11th. If nothing more, we now know the painful price of freedom and the depths of hatred towards the very things we as Americans take for granted. […]

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Local tradition gets bigger

June 28, 2006 Patrick Yoes

It’s a local tradition that gets bigger and better year after year. For the sixteen years, St. Charles Parish has sponsored a pre-4th of July celebration at the west bank bridge park in Luling. […]

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Dark days for law and order

June 22, 2006 Patrick Yoes

Every fifty-two hours, on an average, a law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in America while protecting their communities. Last week, the officer paying this supreme sacrifice was very close to our homes. […]

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Gas prices downsizing your summer plans?

June 14, 2006 Patrick Yoes

It’s that time of year again. The weather is warm; the kids will out of school, and it’s time to venture away from home on your annual quest for adventure and intrigue. […]

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It’s all about the angle

June 7, 2006 Patrick Yoes

Nine months later, with the scars of Hurricane Katrina all around us and the vivid images of the madness she left in her wake still fresh in our mind, Hurricane Season is once again upon us. […]

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A day off from work, but remember why it’s here

May 31, 2006 Patrick Yoes

Memorial Day is a time of remembrance and of thanksgiving. It is a time of “remembrance” because we pay our respects to the one million American men and women who laid down their lives in time of war. […]

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Elections over… let’s move forward!

May 24, 2006 Patrick Yoes

While in Colorado this past weekend, some 1,600 miles away from the politics of New Orleans, I was surprised Saturday night when television programming was interrupted with breaking news that Ray Nagin had been re-elected as Mayor of the City of New Orleans. […]

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Our future under construction

May 17, 2006 Patrick Yoes

Few things are more important to the quality of our lives than the education of our children. No matter where we live and what we do; we all have a stake in the performance of our public schools – now and in the future. […]

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