Celebrating UNO’s new Bob Livingston East Campus
(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
(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
(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, […]
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Editorial: Fund the Mississippi River study, NOW!
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 17) Those of a certain age will remember the old Fram Oil Filter commercial: You can pay me now ($4 for a filter), or you can […]
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Wrong Beauregard, wrong place
(August 17) To change the names of places or to remove historic statues or memorials is almost invariably an enterprise fraught with controversy. Some of us take more neutral, case-by-case approaches […]
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The Declaration’s ideals should be taught enthusiastically
(Aug. 10) Are you gearing up for next summer’s semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary — of our nation’s birth? Louisiana Jay Lapeyre rightly says you should be. So, too, especially, should […]
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The Superdome turns 50
(Official editorial at the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 10) The SuperDoom. The StuporDome. Those were among the monikers that critics used for the Louisiana Superdome early on. Amid all the well-deserved plaudits for the […]
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From jazz funerals to Carville: Jason Berry has the stories
(Aug. 7) To ask what jazz funerals have in common with famed political consultant James Carville sounds like the set-up for some mordant witticism, but it’s not. This very month the […]
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LA gives money to Saudi golf, but not for safe bridges
(July 31) The state of Louisiana should not be spending $7 million to bring a LIV Golf tournament to New Orleans. And the state Legislature should not have declined to […]
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Another reason Louisiana in particular is well set for Medicaid reforms
(Aug. 3 print edition) Good news: Louisiana is better situated than almost every other state to implement new work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps. Still, at an individual level, […]
