News opinion 2008-07-31 Andanh.com

Are you and Brett Favre ready to retire? Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:22:00 EST
Green Bay player's problem is he had nothing to retire to.

Continue to protect riverfront, other sites Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:24:00 EST
I read with interest and some apprehension the article speculating on development of the Shreveport bank of the Red River. Visions of other miscues like the skateboard facility and attached ill-advised parking lot were brought to mind as possible infringements on the largely pristine riverfront area east of Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway.

Time to send Mary Landrieu packing Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:22:00 EST
Leslie Alexander: Yes, she does know how to bring home the bacon. But Ms. Mary doesn't get it: The trough is almost empty. Every available dollar has been redistributed already. The trough feeders will never have enough, and the trough fillers are exhausted.

Editorial: Formative years key in education Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:01:00 EST
It doesn't take a Harvard symposium to tell us that early influences affect a child's ability to learn and function in society, but it doesn't hurt to have the reminder.

McCain tries to soothe tax increase fears Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:02:00 EST
Republican Ronald Reagan raised taxes and survived to serve another presidential term. His successor, George H.W. Bush, raised taxes and did not.

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