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Jim Beam column:Biden earns right to finish job
Republicans’ callous calls for Democratic President Joe Biden to resign less than six months from the end of…
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Jim Beam column:Constitution plan resurrected
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, some public officials and legislators and one major GOP campaign contributor refuse to accept…
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Jim Beam column: Assassination turmoil averted
Every American was lucky Saturday when a would-be assassin failed in his attempt to kill former President Donald…
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Jim Beam column:Traffic cameras are targeted
Members of the current Louisiana Legislature know motorists don’t like speed cameras or similar devices that catch speeders…
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Jim Beam column: Landry reshaping Supreme Court
Louisiana legislators did some damage to the state’s public records laws at their last session, but they also…
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Jim Beam column:Vitter paved way for Landry
Former U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Metairie built the state’s Republican Party into a major political force and…
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Jim Beam column: School choice now top priority
Louisiana’s Legislature continues to reduce the role that public schools play in educating the state’s young people in…
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Jim Beam column:Don’t expect new candidates
Many Americans who were watching Thursday night’s 90-minute debate between Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President…
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Jim Beam column:How about the 10 Bill of Rights?
Much is being written about the new Louisiana law requiring that the Ten Commandments be placed in every…
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Jim Beam column:Contributions buy results
I have always been amused to hear politicians say that campaign contributions don’t influence the way they vote. Most…