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St. Tammany '€“ art capital of the state?
With this week’s announcement that historic Madisonville hopes to join five other parish communities in becoming a cultural district, St. Tammany Parish is starting to look like the center of art in this part of the state, and that is a great thing, both culturally and economically.
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Shining the light on government
President Barack Obama signed two executive orders during his first day in office that go a long way in keeping the citizens of this country informed about their government’s activities.
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This is a time of hope and change
Yesterday this country inaugurated its 44th president. Millions of people showed up in Washington D.C. to watch Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois become President Barack Obama.
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Top O' the Mornin'
It’s that time of year again to purchase those wonderful Girl Scout cookies. The sale actually began this past Friday.
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Obama-obsessed media shows love
I hate to be the spoiler of the love fest gripping our nation, but some aspects of the media coverage of President Barack Obama’s inauguration was quite troubling. Of course, this is an historic event as the nation’s first African American became President. It is a significant milestone for this country that should be recognized by all Americans. However, the news media should remain objective and do their jobs covering the incoming administration. Instead, the so-called coverage of the new President has been pure cheerleading and Bush-bashing. The commentators have been so breathless with excitement that many of them can not contain their enthusiasm. On behalf of his network’s team of liberal anchors, Chris Matthews of MSNBC said that covering the Obama inauguration is the “honor of our lifetimes.” The same biased sentiment is undoubtedly shared by almost all of the network anchors covering the big event.
More of this storyMy friend Gary Knight tells me we only need two tools in life – WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.
More of this storyOne tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
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