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December 30, 2009

U.S. debt climbing on Congress’ watch

Members of Congress have been quick to wag a finger at the heads of auto companies, big banks and other private firms, accusing them of mismanagement […]
January 6, 2010

God speed, Charlie, Delta

The Tri-parish area bids goodbye this week to troops with two local Army National Guard companies – Houma’s Charlie and Thibodaux’s Delta companies. The troops, both […]
January 20, 2010

For all our differences, we are so similar

More than 1,300 miles separate the Tri-parishes and Haiti. The Caribbean country is roughly 10,714 square miles, approximately the same size as Massachusetts. But as we […]
January 27, 2010

State taking a good step on education

The debate on raising the bar for school performance has two important lessons. One lesson is that when the bar is raised, students and teachers rise […]