Jim Beam, Author at American Press

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Jim Beam column:Wildfires, Katrina among worst

A former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has linked the devastating California wildfires to Hurricane Katrina that destroyed much of New Orleans ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 7:15 am

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Jim Beam column: Native son surfaces again

President Joe Biden in his Wednesday evening farewell address introduced what for many Americans may be a new word — oligarchy. The word is defined ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 18, 2025 6:56 am

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Jim Beam column:Amendment 2 has many pieces

Louisiana voters will decide the fate of four proposed amendments to the state constitution on March 29. Amendment 2 is the most detailed change to ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6:27 am

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Jim Beam column:Vaccines protect our children

Tell me about a new vaccine, and I’ll get it. The only vaccine problem I have experienced in my 91 years was to see a ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 11, 2025 7:07 am

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Jim Beam column:Early advice still important

When I first became a full-time newspaper reporter in January of 1961, some of the first advice I got was to always get people’s names ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 6:35 am

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Jim Beam column:State auto insurance sky high

The Louisiana Legislature is supposed to tackle the high cost of auto insurance when it meets in regular session from April 14 to June 12. ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 4, 2025 6:46 am

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Jim Beam column:Legislators set record in 2024

If Louisiana citizens are lucky, members of their Legislature will spend much less time in Baton Rouge in 2025 than they did in 2024. In ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 8:46 am

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Jim Beam column: 94,000 getting Social Security

Louisiana citizens continue to get both good and bad news, but most of the recent news has been positive. Perhaps the best news is that ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, December 28, 2024 6:38 am

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Jim Beam column:Prophets told us He was coming

Americans love prophecies, which are defined as “the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.” Today we are marking what is the most important ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 6:37 am

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Jim Beam column:Time change becomes hot topic

Republican President-elect Donald Trump wants to end daylight saving time and that has revived what has been a longtime and confusing subject. The Hill reported ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, December 21, 2024 6:42 am

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