News opinion 2008-08-08 Andanh.com

Look beyond candidates' words Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:24:00 EST
As we approach yet another election, we should pay close attention to what is being said and promised. We might also want to keep in mind past campaigns when we were told we could expect all sorts of things and changes, only to find it's same-o, same-o.

La.'s credit improves, but work remains Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:23:00 EST
Editorial: In a financially uncertain world and in a political climate where we're always arguing about how best to spend taxpayer dollars or the size of a lawmaker's paycheck, some pleasant news came out this week that the state's credit rating has been upgraded. That means better rates — cheaper money — when the state issues constructions bonds for our many miles of highway needs and other state projects.

New transparency laws good for citizens, state Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:18:00 EST
Ernest LeBlanc Jr.: A lot of mention has been made lately about ethics reform and greater openness in our state government, but what does that really mean? And why is it important to the average citizen?

Road belongs to cyclists, too Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Maurice Loridans: I am a lawyer who commutes by bicycle. I have seen a huge uplift in interest in transportation by bike since fuel prices soared this year.

Drilling will include inconvenience Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:50:00 EST
Letter writer: "Certainly a few of you will get some royalties from the drilling but most of you will only experience what we have experienced here in the Fort Worth area — endless aggravation, noise and extremely heavy truck traffic."

Guide spotlights area attractions, upcoming events Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:47:00 EST
Wendy Benscoter: Just two months ago, ShreveportBossierFunGuide.com, the community's new event and attraction calendar Web site was launched. We invite everyone, especially those who come in contact with tourists, to please check out this Web site to see just how easy it now is to find what there is to do and see in our area.

Bottom line: Math needed for future economy Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:40:00 EST
Editorial: More students knowing more about math adds up to — pardon our pun — infinite possibilities via future scientists, engineers, inventors, medical professionals, educators, business people and skilled workers.

All aboard for innovation, conservation Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Four-dollar gas allows fringe ideas to get a fair hearing. Exhibit A: Commuter rail service between Minden and Shreveport.

Gas drilling will include some inconvenience Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Letter writer: "Certainly a few of you will get some royalties from the drilling but most of you will only experience what we have experienced here in the Fort Worth area "" endless aggravation, noise and extremely heavy truck traffic."

Too many find AIDS a stumbling block in desire to be compassionate Christians Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
In the early 1980s the world was introduced to a disease unlike any it had witnessed in the modern era. It made all sexually active people think before acting. Of course, I'm speaking of AIDS.

Nitpicker's notebook: Has grammar 'Went with the Wind'? Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Tired of reading about the same old errors — who/whom, lie/lay, it's/its? Well, here's a new one, spotted by reader Joe Greer: —¦[she] would set up the big Emerson isolating fan ... ." (That back-and-forth fan was oscillating.)

Wendy Benscoter: ShreveportBossierFunGuide spotlights attractions, events Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Just two months ago, ShreveportBossierFunGuide.com, the community's new event and attraction calendar Web site was launched. We invite everyone, especially those who come in contact with tourists, to please check out this Web site to see just how easy it now is to find what there is to do and see in our area

Local writer, mom to donate kidney to 'stranger' Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Shreveport's Melissa Swanson, 32, married mother of two little boys and stepmom to two others, will on Aug. 5 donate one of her kidneys to a 44-year-old diabetic, husband and father, a man named Masud Khondoker, an electrical engineer and native of Bangladesh who came to America 25 years ago on a student visa.

Churchill endured his Black Dog years Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:18:00 EST
At the end, the great organ voice of Winston Churchill, which stirred the globe in World War II, was stilled by depression and dementia.

Description of apostle offensive, denigrating Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:17:00 EST
St. Paul spoke the simple truth of Jesus' simple message. It is not the fault of Paul that doctors of divinity, theologians and preachers decided they understood better than the people who can read what was written. You don't have to be a religious scholar; you just need common sense.

Editorial: Caddo Lake deserves better Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:21:00 EST
It's heartbreaking to think of the foul pollution that could be slipping into that primordial scene of natural beauty, peace and serenity of Caddo Lake.

Jack McLeod: Long council meetings deter attendance, attention Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:17:00 EST
Have you been to a Shreveport City Council meeting lately or watched one on TV? If you have, I bet you didn't last the whole meeting. Not even all the members of the council last the entire meeting. Due to the limits of deadlines and battery capacity, reporters can't last through these marathon sessions.

Evangelicals are the new environmentalists Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:04:00 EST
Ken Wilson: You've probably noticed a shift in the American religious landscape. Evangelicals who have been known to affix the adjective "whacko" to the term "environmentalist" are starting to go green.

Examine McCain's character, too Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:16:00 EST
Hear those hushed hints and grave warnings about Barack Obama's lack of character? They're digging deep, it seems, for a skeleton in the closet. Fair game, I guess, but why does John McCain get a pass on "character" just because he was a POW? Truthfully, getting shot down and captured has more to do with circumstance than character.

Editorial: Searching for salve to ease GM layoffs Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:16:00 EST
Oil and gas giveth and oil and gas can taketh away. With the industry's renaissance largely built on the soaring demand for energy, it was only wishful thinking that our detox transformation from an SUV/Big Honkin' Truck nation would bypass the local General Motors plant.

Property donation rewarding Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:06:00 EST
Angelina DeFatta Rice: Our family decided that it would be a fitting tribute to our brother to donate the Allendale property which we had inherited from our mother in memory of Ron. We believe nothing would have made him happier than to know that some deserving people would receive affordable and decent housing.

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.

Visitor missed much of what Shreveport has to offer Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:33:00 EST
This is to take (Southern) umbrage at Adam Nossiter's inadequate and inaccurate description of Shreveport as a "down-at-the-heels" city in the recent article on the development of the Haynesville shale and its natural gas deposit.

White House contenders: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:32:00 EST
The Beijing Olympics coincide with our party conventions heralding the countdown to November's presidential election. With the world's media spotlight on China and the United States, both presidential candidates will undoubtedly be tested by unforeseen developments.

Editorial: Survey proves need to re-examine sentencing Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:31:00 EST
Nothing excuses crime, but an analysis released by the Louisiana Justice Coalition makes it easier to understand why it happens. Better yet, it points to ways to prevent future crimes.

David Burroughs: The Parable of Company Big Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:26:00 EST
There was once a world class manufacturer of blue jeans called Company Big. Company Big had a plant that was tooled to make blue jeans with just a size 50-inch waist and made them better than anyone in the world.

Virginia L. Graf: Autism center would serve vital need Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Why should you care about this autism center? The center is planned for research, treatment and resources for children all over Louisiana. When I asked why Shreveport was chosen for the location, I was told this area has the most autistic children in the state. Nationwide, autism is exploding. A child is diagnosed every 20 minutes, with a rate of 1 in 150 children. One in 85 will be boys.

How to spend some 'fun money' in DeSoto Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:21:00 EST
Two million bucks burning a hole in your hillbilly pocket? No problem.

Musician lawmaker pens a 'hit' for disabled veterans Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:16:00 EST
Disability compensation from the Veterans Affairs Department would reach veterans sooner, and with special swiftness for severely wounded veterans and their families, under legislation to upgrade the VA disability rating process the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Wednesday.

Most service dogs are well-trained Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:54:00 EST
A true, well-mannered service dog is a joy to see and a blessing to the owner, who is allowed to safely go out in public because of her dog, be she blind, hearing-impaired or in a wheelchair.

Landrieu among most vulnerable this election cycle Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:59:00 EST
Most Democratic incumbents and challengers are poised for another term. However, the senior senator from Louisiana, Mary Landrieu, is in Republicans' cross hairs.

Editorial: When it comes to economic strategy, talking is good Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:15:00 EST
How to arrange the pieces of an effective economic development machine depends on who's writing — and reading — the instructions.

Study candidates' policies regarding education Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:03:00 EST
Letter writer: Education is being undercut by No Child Left Behind.

Wiley Hilburn: Jindal bounces back from pay raise debacle Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:06:00 EST
After being trounced on the legislative pay raise issue, Gov. Bobby Jindal is — for all practical purposes — back on the campaign trail.

Government plaza security a sad necessity Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:07:00 EST
It's a sad irony of the times that maintaining open government means limiting access even at Shreveport's Government Plaza.

Prentiss Smith: Consider a woman running mate Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:06:00 EST
I think it is time for Sen. John McCain or Sen. Barack Obama to chose a woman to be their running mate. It would be a game changer for either candidate and it would appeal to more than 50 percent of the American populace,

Sensing Geography Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:03:00 EST
Recently, I saw photographs of the surface of Mars transmitted by the multi-tasking Phoenix Lander. As this little laboratory was completing its 422 million-mile journey to the Red Planet, I was monitoring tornado-spawning thunderstorms in a swath of states from Oklahoma to Minnesota, thanks to satellite images broadcast by The Weather Channel. These images reminded me of how amazed I am at our ability to remotely sense our world and beyond. But this summer I'm leading a group of geography graduate students on a field trip where we're going to engage in the opposite of remote sensing. I'm calling it an exploration of the sense of place.

Ask the Paperboy, Chapter 50 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:59:00 EST
Don't shoot that mouse -- you might hurt yourself

Jindal deserves no credit for Stelly changes Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:02:00 EST
While the Legislature did reverse some of the income tax changes that the plan used to facilitate the sales tax credit, the governor had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Editorial: Night Out: Great idea, wrong month Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:01:00 EST
Is it us or does anybody else think holding a National Night Out in August should have been called down as crazy talk, a nice idea that wilted in the execution? A brainstorm conceived by someone north of the Mason-Dixon line?

Editorial: ATM restriction an overreaction Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:55:00 EST
A dustup over location of a Shreveport bank next to a residential subdivision could lead the Metropolitan Planning Commission into regulatory overkill that could swamp common sense and community sensibilities.

Let's wean ourselves off bad energy habits Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:20:00 EST
As recovering oil addicts who have been pimped by petroleum pushers, we must remember that one more fix will never fix our problem. If we want to avoid relapsing repeatedly, then we must faithfully follow conservation counseling and fill our prescription for alternative energy.

Ethics changes clearly don't convince critics Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:19:00 EST
There is no argument that the governor and Legislature raised the ethics bar with tougher laws on income disclosure, conflicts of interest and legislative perks. For politicians, the most ominous change was to make transgressors subject to criminal penalties instead of mere civil fines.

James Cofer: Adult learners the focus of new programs at ULM campus Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:18:00 EST
The students of the future, both those coming directly from high school and the emerging adult learner population, will demand that we provide them with a postsecondary experience that fits their schedules, not ours.

Presidential campaigns often flow into gutter Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:31:00 EST
For all the talk about John McCain's hard-hitting politics, Barack Obama is hardly innocent. Both candidates and their allies are fully engaged in creating unflattering caricatures of each other they hope will stick in voters' minds for the next three months.

Editorial: What's good for Camp Minden, good for BAFB Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:28:00 EST
The Department of Defense should now wring all it can from what is expected to be a $100 million taxpayer investment and locate another ground-combat training mission at nearby Barksdale Air Force Base.

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