The President's Column: Farm Bill Rally With the expiration of the current farm bill quickly approaching, and in the midst of the worst drought in a generation, Farm Bureau members, along with farmers and ranchers from across the nation,...
"Issues" or America? There are some very serious issues at stake in this year's election -- so many that some people may not be able to see the forest for the trees. Individual issues are the trees, but the forest is t...
Obama's Dreams After reading Barack Obama's book "Dreams from My Father," it became painfully clear that he has not been searching for the truth, because he assumed from an early age that he had already found the...
The Ides of November Cheer up folks. In just 60 more days the elections will be over and, for at least a few months, you won’t have to listen to grown men and women call each other Nazis, enemies of the middle class, s...
Obama's Dreams After reading Barack Obama's book "Dreams from My Father," it became painfully clear that he has not been searching for the truth, because he assumed from an early age that he had already found the...
Isaac’s wind, water cause landscape damage Hurricane Isaac’s winds and flooding dealt landscapes a major blow across coastal and southeast Louisiana, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturalist Allen Owings.
Sustained winds over a three-day ...
Honoring the duty and privilege of work After World War II, American service men and women returned home to their families, friends, neighbors and associates, having witnessed death, destruction, pain and suffering. As a generation (ofte...
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Risky Business Insurance is all about risk. Yet neither insurance companies nor their policy-holders can do anything about one of the biggest risks -- namely, interference by politicians, to turn insurance into s...
A Peek Behind the Curtain It’s campaign season and that means candidates and political parties are picking at each other’s every word. Candidates on the stump occasionally say things that distract from their intended messag...
Biofuels, bioprocessing summit set for Sept. 11-12 in Baton Rouge
A conference featuring opportunities in biofuels and bioprocessing in Louisiana has been scheduled for Sept. 11-12 in Baton Rouge.
The Louisiana Biofuels and Bioprocessing Summit will bring togethe...
Going for the Gold The 2012 Summer Olympics recently concluded in London and are now consigned to the annals of history. Yet, the awarding of gold, silver and bronze to the best in anything are laurels we all underst...
The Paul Ryan Choice Governor Mitt Romney's choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate is one of those decisions that seem obvious -- if not inevitable -- in retrospect, even though it was by...
