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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Jim Beam column: Good education creates jobs
People leave Louisiana for a variety of reasons, but job opportunities elsewhere are the major reason. The state…
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Jim Beam column: Why are they leaving state?
“Leaving Louisiana” was the title of LPB’s “Louisiana Spotlight” program, and it caught my attention. As a lifelong…
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Jim Beam column: Major news out of Alaska
Elections in Alaska don’t hold much interest in this part of the country, but a special election there…