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My Breakfast With “Oz”
Recently, the parish Republicans held a rally at the Civic Center’s lakefront pavilion. A dozen Republican and conservative organizations had booths there, and 14 candidates for office, as well as Attorney General Jeff Landry
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Trump’s Twitter Tirades
On Sept. 26, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in the highly anticipated first presidential debate of the 2016 presidential campaign. Most voters are solidly in one camp or the other, but about
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Politics on The Football Field
After a year filled with terrorist attacks, race riots, attacks on the police and political vitriol, many Americans were looking forward to football season and rooting for their favorite team, assuming the games would
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It’s Christmas In Washington
If you listen to the two major candidates running for president, you might think that on Nov. 9 a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer is going to depart Washington, D.C., loaded with presents for
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Who Is More Horrible-er?
Donald Trump’s poll numbers have plunged and it’s not because Hillary Clinton is on a roll or enjoying a temporary “post-election bounce.” Clinton has had a horrible three weeks since the Democrat convention and
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CHASING THE NEWS
Every two weeks I write a column for Lagniappe. I usually pick a topic and start composing the column in my head about a week before the deadline. I haven’t written about family matters
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Chasing The News
Every two weeks I write a column for Lagniappe. I usually pick a topic and start composing the column in my head about a week before the deadline. I haven’t written about family matters
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The Special Interest Effect
Economists are famous for disagreeing with one another. So a few years ago, Harvard professor Greg Mankiw put together a list based on various surveys of what economists agree about. He found that 93
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The Search For A Vice President
Donald Trump is now the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, and Hillary Clinton, despite a pesky challenge by Bernie Sanders, appears to have a lock on the Democrat nomination. Thus, speculation has turned to whom
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A New Political Center?
It appears the presidential election this fall will offer us a choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — two candidates with the highest unfavorable ratings in political history. Their campaigns will be based
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