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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…