July 2009

July 31, 2009

Local group lobbies Congress with a smile

As we prepared to complete an annual pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., last week, it occurred to the group of chamber members and government officials present that […]
July 31, 2009

Settling for mediocrity makes life easier

I had the pleasure of visiting a fast-food restaurant this weekend. It was 9:50 a.m. on the pleasant Saturday morning when I carefully positioned my vehicle […]
July 31, 2009

Where’s the beef?

The Terrebonne Parish School Board took steps two weeks ago to address a lagging problem in the local education system – inadequate school facilities. The board […]
July 31, 2009

Remembering while making memories

One of my favorite movies is “Empire of the Sun,” a wartime epic about a British boy caught behind enemy lines in China during World War […]