Sports and Culture
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‘Back to Basics’ helps Louisiana’s education system
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Feb. 5) The hundreds of thousands of Super Bowl visitors to Louisiana already know they…
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When home is Louisiana, yes, you can return
(Feb. 1) Early 20th-century novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote, “You can’t go home again.” Dorothy Gale, in “The Wizard of Oz,” though,…
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The first NOLA Super Bowl was Taylor-made
(Jan. 27) This short article today about the first Super Bowl ever played in New Orleans brings back surprisingly vivid…
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From Quin: New direction for me
ANNOUNCEMENT: As of today, I am no longer with the Washington Examiner. I am excited to announced that today I…
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Media and citizens are failing their civic duty
(January 10) As the nation braces for another Trump administration and its likely emotional turmoil, please allow some thoughts on the civic duties both…
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French Quarter New Years once were less hazardous
(Jan. 2) Before al Qaeda and ISIS, before the age of attacks at crowded celebrations such as the Boston Marathon…
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Estimable people we lost in 2024
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Dec. 31) It is easy for newspapers to pen dry remembrances of significant people who died…
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A Christmas editorial about The Word and its wisdom
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Dec. 25) In a perilous world, consider that the famous first lines of the Gospel of John,…
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Alvin Edinburgh’s wonderful, enduring legacy
(From NOLA.com, Dec. 15) Alvin Edinburgh’s 90th birthday party last Sunday was a celebration both of a remarkable man and…
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Pelosi, and Carolina — two unrelated pieces
Here are two short ones I am just putting together to save space. That time in Rio when Pelosi wasn’t…
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