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Jim Beam column:GOP expecting midterm win

Republicans are convinced they will take control of both houses of Congress after the Nov. 8 midterm elections.…

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Jim Beam column:Kennedy wants more money

Does Louisiana’s Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy really need $40 million to run his campaign for re-election? I…

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Jim Beam column: Mississippi setting the pace

Whenever Mississippi gets ahead of Louisiana at the bottom of many state rankings, you know this state is…

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Jim Beam column:Lafayette loses political pro

Ron J. Gomez Sr., 87, of Lafayette died Wednesday. Most folks in this corner of the state probably…

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Jim Beam column:’Just get me a Pepsi,’ he said

My Good Samaritan experience last Saturday didn’t turn out as well as the Jesus parable about a man…

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Jim Beam column:Readers keep you on your toes

Whenever you write about historical events, you need to check, double check, and triple check all of your…

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Jim Beam column: Who was Roe? Who was Wade?

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was met worldwide with protests from those…

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Jim Beam column: Democracy, newspapers linked

Newspapers in this country continue to die at the rate of two per week, and no one seems…

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Jim Beam column: Court rulings are complicated

During my long newspaper career, I can’t remember a time like this one when the courts were involved…

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Jim Beam column: Bad bill OK’d at last minute

Those of us who have covered sessions of the Louisiana Legislature for many years have always known you…