Editorial
Obama is not the Messiah
As I watched our new president Barack Obama give his victory speech, I saw the crowds around him continuing to be mesmerized. […]
Editorial
Editorial
Obama will unite us
On this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2008, I am the proudest I have ever been to say I am an American. […]
Allen Lottinger
McCain, Kennedy carry St. Charles Parish
Sen. John McCain carried St. Charles Parish in Tuesday’s presidential election with 65 percent of the vote. […]
Allen Lottinger
Let’s not change everything too fast
Whew! It’s over at last – – the longest presidential campaign in history. And it really made history. […]
Columns
Amendments are mostly corrective measures
After getting many individual requests for advice or comments on the amendments, I decided the easiest thing for me to do is to get it over with and put my personal thoughts out in public. […]
Columns
Is the gravy train coming to an end?
For a number of years, higher government revenues have been flooding into the state’s coffers. Budget surpluses have set records and state spending has hit unprecedented levels. […]
Allen Lottinger
Obama vs. McCain – – who should you vote for?
Next week, we will elect a President of the United States for the next four years and it’s importance cannot be minimalized. […]
Editorial
Obesity rates dangerously high across the nation
Last year, my granddaughter, Amanda Watson, chose obesity as the subject for a school project. The title of her report was Self-Esteem Effects on Obese Children. […]
Editorial
Buckeyes Challenge ACORN
It may not be as spacious as Texas and California or as cosmopolitan as New York, but when it comes to the presidential race, Ohio is the envy of them all. […]