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Jim Beam column: Country needs a reawakening
Did you ever think you would be living in a country where a former president has been charged…
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Jim Beam column: Election lineup is complete
Louisiana will have 16 candidates for governor this year, and half of them are new on the list.…
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Jim Beam column: Wilson says check his record
Dr. Shawn Wilson, a major Democrat running for Louisiana governor, has a strong record as secretary of the…
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Jim Beam column: Tolls have become testy topic
Nobody wants tolls on the new bridge proposed for Interstate 10 over the Calcasieu River at Lake Charles.…
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Jim Beam column: Readers lost trusted newspaper
Newspapers in this country are undergoing some changes that are not popular with their subscribers. However, in most cases those…
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Jim Beam column: 1971-72 election set records
The 1971-72 governor’s election is one of the most historic elections in Louisiana history for a number of…
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Jim Beam column: Lundy is No. 4 from Lake City
If memory serves me correctly, Lake Charles has had only four major candidates for Louisiana governor, but reformer…
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Jim Beam column:Governor’s election isn’t over
If campaign money and endorsements were all anyone needed, Louisiana wouldn’t have to hold a gubernatorial election on…
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Jim Beam column: Nelson campaign on target
The candidate for Louisiana governor who is in last place in the polls has perhaps the best solution…
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Jim Beam column:’No party’ not popular choice
Political independents have become equal in size to the two major political parties in this country. Unfortunately, the…