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Signs of spring and recovery
Tonight, there will be an event that will signify how far we have come in the almost five years since Hurricane Katrina battered our parish. City officials will cut the ribbon on the new Slidell Council Administration Building, and open the Slidell government to a brand new era.
More of this storyThe newly formed democratic government of Iraq held its parliamentary elections this week. This in itself is remarkable, considering the country has been at war for the past seven years, and the residents are still reeling from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. What is even more remarkable is the number of people who went to the polls and actually voted. Authorities said that more than 63 percent of the registered voters in Iraq made it to the polls. These people braved suicide bombers, rocket attacks, snipers and armed raids on polling stations to exercise their basic right to vote.
More of this storySt. Tammany Parish has a lot of good things going for it. Good people, great quality of life, the beauty of nature, and great public schools.
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Economics is explaining tomorrow, why what you said yesterday, didn’t come true today.
More of this storyAn executive for the Sierra Nevada Corp., a defense contractor based in Nevada, wanted to know why he should contribute $20,000 to Rep. Peter Visclosky, an Indiana Democrat. A colleague replied that Sierra Nevada was working with PMA, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm, to curry favor with Visclosky, a key member of the subcommittee that funded defense projects.
More of this storyOf all the seasons, I like spring the least. Spring doesn’t start for a couple of weeks, but I thought I’d get a jump on explaining my dislike. I like summer, I like fall and winter, but I’ve never cared much for spring, especially early spring. If we took a vote, I suppose summer would be the favorite. I’d like it to be fall all 12 months. (That may have something to do with football.)
More of this storyWhy do you press harder on the buttons of the remote control when you know the batteries are dead? You know you do it!
More of this storyWhen things get overwhelming, we often seek to get back to the basics and simplify. This is a particularly good idea in the midst of the current climate change/global warming debate. For most of us, it’s been a very long time since we sat in a science class.
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A day at the Slidell Fun and Food Festival at St. Margaret Mary in Slidell on Oct. 10, 2009
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