Posted on 31 August 2011. Tags: thehayride
Qualifying for this fall’s statewide elections is next week, and there are often surprises to be found when candidates line up to run. But this year the lines don’t look very long, and they’re particularly devoid of Democrats. At the top of the ticket that’s especially true, since state senator Rob Marionneaux hasn’t done [...]
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Posted on 30 August 2011.
You know how, in movies where killer asteroids or invading aliens threaten humanity, people — even those who normally hate each other — unite to battle a common enemy? I always figured that if America were to face such a threat, we and our politicians would quash all the acrimony, set aside our differences, [...]
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Posted on 11 August 2011. Tags: magazine, red, shtick
The Baton Rouge publisher of 225 magazine has filed a federal service-mark infringement lawsuit against an obscure local gang reportedly identified as “The 225 Kings.” The suit by Louisiana Business Inc. against the purported band of young criminals is assigned to U.S. District Judge James J. Brady. The website UrbanDictionary.com lists The 225 Kings as a “small [...]
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