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Presidential Races
Category is St. Bernard Parish
The race for U.S. President is underway now with candidates from both sides of the aisle testing the waters. More interesting, at lease to St. Bernard Parish residents is who will continue the rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina. To gauge...
Article posted on January 31, 2007 at 11:51 PM :: Comments to date:
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Saving the World or Making a Buck
Category is Health
On June 8, 2006, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Gardasil, manufactured by Merck & Co., for Vaccination in females 9 to 26 years of age for prevention of the following diseases caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Types...
Article posted on January 30, 2007 at 10:07 PM :: Comments to date:
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LRA Asks Citizens to Speak Up
Category is Louisiana
The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), through its Louisiana Speaks initiative, is asking residents of coastal Louisiana to answer five questions regarding how they want to rebuild Louisiana. The questions are multiple-choice and very broad, but they do make you think...
Article posted on January 29, 2007 at 11:32 PM :: Comments to date:
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MidSouth Bank Grand Opening
Category is Houma-Thibodaux Events
MidSouth Bank is having a Grand Opening Carnival at their new branch at 205 N. Canal Boulevard, Thibodaux, LA. The festivities will begin with a Ribbon Cutting Celebration from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Friday, February 2. On Saturday,...
Article posted on January 28, 2007 at 11:09 AM :: Comments to date:
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Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2007
Category is Houma-Thibodaux Events
The City of Thibodaux has announced the parade schedule for the 2007 carnival season.
Article posted on January 27, 2007 at 02:07 PM :: Comments to date:
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Fling It and Wing It
Category is Humorous Web Postings
As part of an unofficial Superbowl XLI promotion, Papa John's Pizza is pushing its new "spicier flavor Papa's Wings". Papa John's is encouraging visitors to its web site to register for a chance for a free order of wings. If...
Article posted on January 26, 2007 at 10:05 PM :: Comments to date:
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Minimum Wage Hike Shot Down
Category is National
One of the first measures passed by the House of Representatives in the Democrat controlled 110th Congress was a bill to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over 26 months. Two weeks after the House passed the measure...
Article posted on January 25, 2007 at 11:59 PM :: Comments to date:
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Insurance Dragon Ready to Breath Fire
Category is Louisiana
Although Louisiana is not the only state that has to face the issue, the lingering effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the overall mood of the general populace is about to force the issue. Hurricane Katrina wiped out an...
Article posted on January 23, 2007 at 09:55 PM :: Comments to date:
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Shipping Woes
Category is Consumer Reporting
Who's better at shipping? UPS, FedEx, or the Postal Service?
Article posted on January 22, 2007 at 09:47 PM :: Comments to date:
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WalMart Killing WalMart?
Category is National
Is WalMart its own worse enemy? Forget the numerous web sites that are denouncing WalMart's employment practices or the movie made about all of WalMart's business practices. I'm looking at it strickly from a consumer point of view. In the...
Article posted on January 20, 2007 at 02:17 PM :: Comments to date:
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Sail With Christopher Columbus
Category is Houma-Thibodaux Events
Where would we be if Christopher Columbus had not ignored the nay-sayers and sailed the Atlantic Ocean?
Article posted on January 17, 2007 at 11:28 PM :: Comments to date:
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Sen. Landrieu Prepares for Battle
Category is National
I don't get it. Late summer of 2005 the entire coastline of Louisiana gets whacked with two major hurricanes. The 38th largest city in the United States, in terms of population, is inundated with water for several weeks, and yet,...
Article posted on January 17, 2007 at 10:59 PM :: Comments to date:
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Prince Charles and Camilla Get No Respect
Category is Humorous Web Postings
Online magazine Slate.com has a regular feature called Ad Report Card in which they comment on television ads and give them a grade. At the bottom of every article Slate will post links to previous articles that have some kind...
Article posted on January 16, 2007 at 07:39 AM :: Comments to date:
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Hang 'em Now, We'll Get the Conviction Later
Category is Daily Comet
In the January 12, 2007 edition of the Daily Comet, City Editor Michael Gorman writes a column titled, "Cops have their own crime spree". In his article, Gorman starts off talking about two separate instances in which members of the...
Article posted on January 12, 2007 at 05:29 PM :: Comments to date:
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What, indeed, do we stand for?
Category is Thibodaux
Is the City of Thibodaux to become a small-scale version of the City of New Orleans in which someone thinks they see a case of racism in a historical figure, such as President George Washington, therefore any schools named after...
Article posted on January 9, 2007 at 11:32 PM :: Comments to date:
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