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Jim Beam column: Is there no end to Trump?

Former President Donald Trump has left this country with many legal  problems after refusing to accept the fact he lost the 2020 presidential election. Our website ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, October 16, 2022 6:56 am

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Jim Beam column: Pujo made history in Congress

The Federal Reserve Board that has raised interest rates five times this year to try and curb inflation was created in 1913 following a Money ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, October 13, 2022 6:30 am

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Jim Beam column: Memories from another time

When you can remember reading by coal oil and kerosene lamps, using an outhouse, warming up by a coal-fired heater and priming a water pump ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, October 9, 2022 7:20 am

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Jim Beam column: Insurance is problem No. 1

Louisiana legislators need to quit wasting time trying to figure out how to eliminate the state’s income tax and expend all of their efforts coming ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, October 6, 2022 6:19 am

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Jim Beam column:Juvenile Justice making news

Those who advocate for young people all seem to agree that sending troubled youth to a facility at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, October 2, 2022 7:23 am

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Jim Beam column: Jones brought political calm

The years 1939-41 were a tumultuous time in Louisiana politics. Richard W. Leche became the state’s first governor to go to prison. The Huey Long ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, September 29, 2022 6:20 am

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Jim Beam column: Look for more roundabouts

Traffic roundabouts have become one of the best highway innovations to come along in this country in many years. The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) in ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, September 25, 2022 6:45 am

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Jim Beam column: Country needs new leadership

Is American democracy in trouble? You bet it is. We had a Cold War, but there has been nothing like the current threat to our ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, September 22, 2022 6:24 am

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Jim Beam column: Vaccinations save lives

Thanks to five COVID-19 shots (three of them boosters), I have, so far, managed to miss the infection. Bragging may jinx my success, but I’m ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, September 18, 2022 7:07 am

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Jim Beam column: Income tax is here to stay

Yes, Louisiana has one of the more complicated tax systems in the country. However, for a number of reasons, this is a terrible time to ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, September 15, 2022 6:25 am

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