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After Super Bowl party clean-up tips
Super Bowl is great for fans and non-fans alike. The commercials are always a central point of conversation and provide great in-between-play entertainment; but the mess from the party...well, it’s...
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Manufacturing should not be a stage prop in the presidential campaign
The annual State of the Union (SOTU) address by any president has become something to be endured rather than cherished. No president ever says the state of the union is dire. The problems that must...
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Surviving Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day can either be a pleasurable occasion or stress filled with high expectations and disappointment. If you have that special relationship, Valentine's Day can be a time to show love an...
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Is Anybody Serious?
The Republican candidates' circular firing squad now seems to be using machine guns. Whoever the eventual "last man standing" turns out to be, he may not be standing very tall or very steadily on h...
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February focuses on matters of the heart
With American Heart Month and Valentine’s Day in February, consider putting more focus on your heart this month. It’s an opportunity to give loved ones a heart-healthy treat or engage in a heart-sm...
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The President’s Column by Mike Danna A weekly feature provided by your parish Farm Bureau
National farm policy should be rewritten to establish a program that protects farmers from catastrophic revenue losses by using a flexible combination of fiscally responsible tools. Voting delegat...
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An Ignored 'Disparity'
With all the talk about "disparities" in innumerable contexts, there is one very important disparity that gets remarkably little attention -- disparities in the ability to create wealth. People who...
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‘Share the wealth,’ doesn’t work
Obama and the liberal democrats want to tax the rich. Aided and abetted by the liberal air heads in the news media, they continue their unending propaganda to increase taxes by promising that only...
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Here we go again
The new year has begun. There will be many new faces in the state legislature that will soon convene to enact and amend laws that will impact our lives. This is also a year in which the state const...
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Kodak and the Post Office
The news that Eastman Kodak is preparing to file for bankruptcy, after being the leading photographic company in the world for more than a hundred years, truly marks the end of an era. The skills ...
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Here we go again
The new year has begun. There will be many new faces in the state legislature that will soon convene to enact and amend laws that will impact our lives. This is also a year in which the state const...
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Louisiana highway deaths continue to decline
As far back as most of us can remember, highway death rates in Louisiana and across the nation increased most years. That was the trend until 2008 when we recorded our first large decline in highwa...
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