Acting in lieu of whining posted Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 @ 5:34 pm Read More…  Interim ULM President Stephen Richters should be commended for taking a proactive step to save the beleaguered institution some money in these tight economic times.

Music to our ears posted Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 @ 10:34 pm Read More…  The most important point Gov. Bobby Jindal made last week when he launched his "Building a Better Louisiana for Our Children" tour concerned taxes.

Hanging in the balance posted Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 @ 10:32 pm Read More…  It was awfully nice of President Obama to pay a visit to Panama City, Fla., over the weekend.

Traylor is our choice posted Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 @ 11:10 pm Read More…  Like their counterparts in the state Democratic Party, Louisiana Republicans will go to the polls Aug. 28 to participate in a party primary election ahead of this fall's U.S. Senate race.

Landrieu's influence posted Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 @ 1:10 pm Read More…  Two recent developments in Washington that could negatively impact Louisiana reminded us of Sen. Mary Landrieu, the state's senior senator.

Louisiana's under siege posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 @ 8:16 pm Read More…  It was wonderful news for Louisiana when a New Orleans federal judge ruled Tuesday that a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico be lifted immediately.

Ruling sends terrible message to juveniles posted Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 @ 11:03 pm Read More…  The Supreme Court on Monday gave juvenile offenders the green light to commit heinous crimes short of murder without fear of being sent to prison for the rest of their lives.

Another Leftist courtesy of Obama posted Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 @ 10:31 pm Read More…  President Barack Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court was a wise move for Obama if his intention was to appease his base of political support.

Jindal acted appropriately posted Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 @ 5:10 pm Read More…  There was some good news that surfaced last week after the state Revenue Estimating Conference declared state government faced a revenue shortfall totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.

Poll reveals truth about Tea Party posted Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 @ 11:18 pm Read More…  The results of a survey conducted by one of the most respected firms in the polling business confirmed what we suspected about the Tea Party—that is the Tea Party is not some fly-by-night third party movement that's simply expressing its opposition to the two dominant parties in American politics, Democrat and Republican.

Deputy's death a tragic reminder posted Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 @ 9:00 pm Read More…  It is regrettable that it took the senseless shooting and eventual death of a Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputy to galvanize a community.

Two wrongs don't make a right posted Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 @ 10:48 pm Read More…  One would like to believe U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu had learned how to exercise some diplomacy by now in airing grievances with officials from her home state.

Important deadline nears posted Thursday, February 18th, 2010 @ 10:45 am Read More…  March 1 is fast approaching.

Happy birthday Boy Scouts posted Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 @ 11:05 pm Read More…  One hundred years ago this week, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated in the District of Columbia.

New Orleans Saints make history posted Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 @ 9:46 pm Read More…  The New Orleans Saints' remarkable run in the 2009 season concludes Sunday in Miami in Super Bowl XLIV.

Loud and clear posted Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 @ 11:41 pm Read More…  Massachusetts voters sent President Obama and the Democratic leadership in the Congress a loud and clear message Tuesday: Put the brakes on the attempted Socialization of America or pay a dear price for it at the polls.

Streamlining Commission encouraged to continue work posted Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 @ 9:57 pm Read More…  Earlier this week, the state Commission on Streamlining Government submitted its findings to Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Legislature.

No time for the weak posted Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 @ 8:13 pm Read More…  The $250 million in mid-year budget cuts that Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered last week were a precursor of what we can expect in Louisiana on the budgetary front in 2010 and beyond.

Christ child's birth greatest story told posted Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 @ 10:47 pm Read More…  The birth of Christ more than 2,000 years ago will always be one of the greatest stories ever told, one of great hope in a world which certainly needs hope more and more as the years pass.

Tough choices ahead for ULM posted Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 @ 11:56 pm Read More…  The University of Louisiana-Monroe's decision not to extend a new contract to head football coach Charlie Weatherbie raised a few points the university and its supporters should consider before ULM attempts to hire Weatherbie's replacement.