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Jim Beam column: Elections job is major choice

Voters often cast ballots at polls based on candidates and issues they don’t like. In the 2016 presidential ... Read more

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Jim Beam column: ‘Elections are free, fair’

Auditor Paddy McGuire, a Democrat who oversees elections in Mason County, Wash., decided not to retire this year ... Read more

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Jim Beam column: No surprises in road report

Those who drive and ride in vehicles anywhere in Louisiana know the state’s roads and bridges don’t measure ... Read more

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Jim Beam column: N.O. mayor scores double-play

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was re-elected to a second term Saturday and she helped defeat one of ... Read more

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Jim Beam column: Nursing homes making news

Louisiana’s nursing homes continue to be one of the state’s most powerful political forces, but they now have ... Read more

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Jim Beam column: Biden says area’s help on way

President Joe Biden came to Louisiana Friday to survey the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Ida in southeast ... Read more