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Jim Beam column:History from a political pro
“The people of South Louisiana didn’t appreciate the problems of North Louisiana and the people of North Louisiana…
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Jim Beam column: Cheney rare public official
Conservative columnist Rich Lowry in this space on Aug. 20 said U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, had two…
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Jim Beam column:State agencies under fire
Two state agencies dealing with children, juveniles and families are in desperate need of having outside experts evaluate…
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Jim Beam column: Tech giants get free news
Reading other newspapers these days is difficult. I have been reading many newspapers for over 60 years. Before…
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Jim Beam column:What’s latest on our voting?
Louisiana is trying for the third time to buy new voting machines, and its effort made national headlines…
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Jim Beam column:A busy November in 1966
While researching background on the Louisiana Superdome that observed its 47th birthday on Aug. 3, I ran across nearly…
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Jim Beam column: Focus on children, families
The fentanyl overdose death of a 2-year-old and reports of a Zachary man being accused of abusing three…
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Jim Beam column: Grandchildren change lives
Becoming a grandparent for the first time changed my life 34 years ago on today’s date. That is…
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Jim Beam column: Pelosi, Carlson topping news
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Tucker Carlson of Fox News, a conspiracy promoter, the Secret Service and Jan.…
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Jim Beam column:Basin bridge law good news
A new state law designed to get motorists to obey the speed limits on the Interstate 10 Atchafalaya…