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Don’t add racial divisiveness to NOLA mayoral campaign
By Quin Hillyer /
(September 10) The full column as published is at this link. What follows is an earlier, unedited draft, in full. When state Sen. Royce Duplessis belatedly entered the mayoral campaign in […]
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City Council should NOT try to seize the public’s Trust
By Quin Hillyer /
(Sept. 4) Legal cases can involve dizzying complications. Regarding a New Orleans case involving millions of dollars for public benefit, however, let’s cut through reams of court filings and simplify the […]
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G.F. Will: Will congressional GOP ever find their spines?
By Quin Hillyer /
(This column by George F. Will, Sept. 5, is 1,000 shades of awesome.) Tanned, rested and ready, Congress has returned from the August recess. It is unclear why. The Democrats’ House […]
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Walter Isaacson celebrates the Declaration
By Quin Hillyer /
(Sept. 7) As we approach next year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we should better understand, be grateful for, and celebrate “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Referring to the […]
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Well past time to find a way to re-open U.S. 90
By Quin Hillyer /
(Official Advocate/Times-Picayune editorial, Sept. 9) As Congress returns to session and as hurricane season reaches its peak, federal and state officials should look with shame at the continued closure of 3.3 miles […]
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Beyond belief: Faith is not for rock-heads
By Quin Hillyer /
(Aug. 31, Hillyer column in special section on faith in T-P/Advocate) “This is not a ‘dumb rock!’” Georgetown University chemistry professor Joseph Earley had just dropped a hand-sized pebble, with […]
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Conservative policy wonks bring happiness to New Orleans
By Quin Hillyer /
(Aug. 31 print edition) When 1,500 policy wonks from around the country gathered at the Sheraton New Orleans this past week, the next trendy legislative ideas surely were floating around the […]
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Celebrating UNO’s new Bob Livingston East Campus
By Quin Hillyer /
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 27) Monday’s dedication of the East Campus of the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Park in honor of former U.S. Rep. Bob […]
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Amtrak between Mobile and NOLA is a good, fun ride
By Quin Hillyer /
(Aug. 21) The Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is a big winner. The train route between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, is a winner for Amtrak, a winner for New Orleans, a winner […]
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Cliff Smith: Cassidy should learn from… LBJ
By Quin Hillyer /
(Guest column by Cliff Smith, the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 22) In June, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, announced he was retiring after opposing President Donald Trump on the One Big, […]