Reckless Spending
Nothing more clearly illustrates the utter irresponsibility of Barack Obama than his advocacy of "high-speed rail." The man is not stupid. He knows how to use words that will sound wonderful to peo...
NASCAR CORN
NASCAR has announced an agreement with the National Corn Growers Association to begin using Ethanol 15, a greener fuel, manufactured from corn. Al Gore has just announced that ethanol for use in c...
GAME ON! For decades, through numerous Congresses and presidential administrations led by both parties, budget deficits have expanded and the federal debt has soared. (If you would like a jolt of real...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:
For almost a year, all deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has been suspended. With the new Marine Well Containment System in place, the moratorium on drilling is entirely u...
Could Oprah be in denial? You heard about that didn't you? Oprah Winfrey commented last week that the critics of the President should show “a certain level of respect” to him? After all, she said, “...everybody has a ...
Leadership and Cowardice - Definitions Defined! Before we start toady, we need to refresh our minds to a couple of simple dictionary definitions of a couple of words. First word - LEADER (ship), noun - a person or thing that leads. a guiding or...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:
I’ve been lucky to live a block over from the Abbeville Record Shop for nearly seven years now. Among all the charms of Downtown Abbeville, David Luquette will always be my fav...
FOOD SAFETY ACT What will the Food Safety Modernization Act, if put into effect, do to Ms. Obama’s backyard garden? Congress has taken up the issue of food safety because of the headline-grabbing occurrences o...
DRYERS & WASHING MACHINES Dryers and washing machines were involved in one out of every 23 home structure fires reported to U.S. fire departments in 2003-2006.
Facts and figures
In 2006, an estimated 17,700 repo...
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Fire Chief Elvin Michaud Jr.Vermilion Today.Com
A DANGEROUS ENDANGERMENT FINDING The battle lines were firmly drawn on February 9 in the war between Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the EPA’s plans to regulate greenhouse gases, in particular, carbon...
Population trends and Louisiana politics
Those 2010 census reports that came out last week provided some interesting insights into Louisiana population trends since 2001. Biggest gains are in South Louisiana.
East Baton Rouge Pa...
Obama Versus the Constitution All eyes in America were firmly focused on the recent protests against, and subsequent resignation of Hosni Mubarek in Egypt. Eighteen days that captivated the bulk of our media coverage and our at...
