Is there national life left for Louisiana’s Gov. Bobby Jindal?  Many national columnists and political observers have written him off after was generally considered a disastrous nationwide introduction when he bombed on his response to the president’s State of the Union speech this past February.  But other Republican contenders seem to be dropping like flies. ...Read More

I was in North Carolina all last week (so cold I built a fire at night) and was part of an interesting and troubling discussion of the dramatic demise of LSU.  I share a few thoughts here from the mountains about how the rest of the country views our flagship university’s financial troubles and overall...Read More

  The Louisiana Legislature just complete  a not so memorable legislative session that is being panned by newspapers all over Louisiana for the missed opportunities to reform, the failure to address any long range planning ,and the lack of leadership coming from Governor Bobby Jindal.  Some feel the legislative session was exemplified by a rap...Read More

I’m in the North Carolina mountains, my second home, for the week.  I hate to tell my friends back in Louisiana, where the temperature often is cracking 100, how cool it is here.  70s during the day.  And can you believe?  I build fires at night.  I’m with my granddaughter and grandniece, so we tour...Read More

And we think Louisiana politics are bizarre.  What’s going on in South Carolina?  Another presidential wannabe has bitten the dust.  But in what a strange way.  How could the governor, Mark Sanford, think he could slip off to Argentina completely incognito, with his staff and family knowing nothing, to see a woman he was having...Read More

My son and I decided to get ourselves in really good (well at least much better) shape, by joining a boot camp workout program.  Three days a week, we join a small group of die hards to work up a good sweat, and develop a better overall core.  Am I making any progress?  Well you...Read More

Hey, be sure and catch my radio show tonight, Monday, June 22nd on WJBO, 1150 am, broadcast out of Baton Rouge.  You can stream the show live at www.WJBO.com.  Just a few hours ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that major portions of the Voting Rights Act were constitutional.  I feel the court’s decision is...Read More

  Louisiana, according to our members of congress is a second rate state, and is treated like a step child when it comes to federal control over our elections.  Although there has been no voter fraud by elections officials in over 35 years, Louisiana is still burdened by having every single voting decision approved by...Read More

Every few weeks, I like to get into the car and travel into various stops in South Louisiana.  This is territory I have covered on numerous occasions over the years, but it’s always nice to re visit old friends. Last week, it was off to Breaux Bridge for lunch in Breaux Bridge at the Crazy...Read More

 What’s it like to do a daily radio show?  Take a look at the video below, and I try to give you an idea of the preparation involved and the logistics of being on the air. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/JOTsKmjn1JE" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]  Read More

I have this like-dislike relationship with Glenn Beck.   I liked the old Glenn who was not quite so edgy and calculating.  He used to be more funny, and irrelevant.  He still has his moments, so I was one of the handful in Baton Rouge who went to the local United Artists theater (cost $18 bucks)...Read More

Louisiana’s senior US Senator minced no words when asked to comment of the job Bobby Jindal is doing as governor.   Landrieu and Jindal, from different parties, never have been particularly close.  But this is the first instance where Landrieu is suggesting Jindal’s frequent out of state trips.  Take a look at 5he Senator’s comments below....Read More

  Legislatures all over the Gulf South are focusing on ways to lower skyrocketing property insurance rates.  And in many states, their efforts seem to be working.  There is, unfortunately, one big exception.  And that’s Louisiana.  With the current session of the Louisiana Legislature winding down, there is little encouraging news for homeowners and small...Read More

 Everyone wants to have freedom of choice.  But what happens when your freedom gets in my face?  that was one of the topics on a recent radio show I did out out Baton Rouge last week. Take a look and tell me what you think.  Does your freedom of choice override my right not to...Read More

 Have you been following all the fuss over former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco’s supposed “snub” of Katrina General Russel Honore?  The General has a new book out called “Survival.“Â  I have not had a chance to read it yet, though I do plan on doing so.  The general says that some three weeks after Katrina...Read More

  Did you know that I used to be quite a pool shooter?  I racked up the balls often when I was in the Army and later when I was living in Ferriday.  (Not a lot to do up there when the sun goes down.)  I’ve had a pool table most of my life.  Still...Read More

So What about Gun Control? Since the election of new Pres. Barack Obama, gun sales have skyrocketed. A lot of people are apparently worried that Obama will make a major effort to control who can own a gun. I think there’s fat chance of this happening. But the two videos below tell you a lot...Read More

  Louisiana’s flagship university, LSU, is in a desperate legislative fight to maintain its current spending levels.  Right now, the university is looking at a shortfall over $100 million dollars.  Why isn’t there more concern and outrage coming from legislators?  And Jim raises the question in this week’s column-Should the leadership at LSU carry some...Read More

  Take a look below at radio show highlights from Jim’s show on WJBO-1150 am, out of Baton Rouge.  He is on the air this week from 5pm until 7pm weekdays.  You can tune in if you are in the Baton Rouge area, or hear Jim over the worldwide web at http://www.wjbo.com/. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/i1SAfdM_cHU" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent"...Read More

Have you heard or read about Oklahoma druggist Jerome Ersaind, who was confronted by two robbers in his store, pulled a gun and shot one thug, ran after the other one, then came back and shot the wounded thug 5 times as the thug lay on the floor?  It was the subject of my radio...Read More

    JIM’S BACK ON THE RADIO You can catch Jim on the radio in Baton Rouge beginning next Tuesday, June 2nd on WJBO from 5pm till 7:00 pm.  Tune in all next week.     A new nominee just appointed by the President to fill an upcoming vacancy on the US Supreme Court.  Was...Read More

  What could have been in New Orleans?  That’s the opinion of Casino Magnet Steve Wynn, who is tabbed as “Mr. Las Vegas” for the many hotel casinos he has built.  He also built the beau Rivage in Biloxi, where I spent Memorial Day.  My weekly video gives me a chance to tell you about...Read More

  Memorial Day found many of us here in the South at the beach.  I made a last minute decision to head to Biloxi and the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino.  I’m not a gambler, but there is plenty to do around Biloxi and Ocean Springs.  So if you want to take a quick cyber...Read More

  We hear so much about the huge debt the federal government is running up.  Just how do they figure it all ?  Maybe  we should use the formula in the video below.  Makes as much sense as these federal budget analysists do. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/88E0TYijc5I" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

  The financial scandals involving The Sanford group and Bernie Madoff have hit a number of Louisianans hard.  Several families in the Baton Rouge area reportedly lost $50 million or more.  New York Yankee left fielder Johnny Damon lost much more.  So who is to blame?  Is it just Madoff and Sanford?  My new column...Read More

  As part our regular weekly videocasts, this week, you can watch an interview with LaNewsLink.com publisher Pat Bergeron, fom Baton Rouge, who gives his view of problems facing Gov. Bobby Jindal.  Pat is one of a growing number of commentators who feel Jindal should be focusing more on problems in Louisiana, and stay away,...Read More

  Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching with the actual day being this coming Monday.  Do you even know what is being memorialized?  Traditional observance of Memorial Day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly...Read More

  I’m a big Bluegrass Country music fan, and have been for many years.  I was in Jackson, Louisiana last week for the Pecan Ridge Bluegrass Festival, and will be up in the North Carolina Mountains in June for several more.  Or I try to play a bit.  I have and play (not too well)...Read More

  Free spirits like you and me love the great outdoors and feeling the wind blowing in our face.   And one of the best examples of this great feeling is riding on a motorcycle.  I’ve had bikes most of my life, from smaller dirt and off road bikes right up to my most recent, a...Read More

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Should Roman Catholic priest be allowed to marry and have a family?  The issue is receiving national attention this week after a highly popular Miami priest, Rev. Alberto Cutie, was caught by a Spanish tabloid cuddling on a beach with a woman the priest says he loves.  Father Cutie is receiving overwhelming support in the...Read More

Louisiana US Senator David Vitter has caused a firestorm in both Washington and a number of Gulf Coast States by putting a hold on the new nominated FEMA Director Craig Fugate from Florida.  He is strongly supported by key republicans, but Vitter says he want answers to a number of past FEMA problems.  Is he...Read More

  What’s happening to Bobby Jindal and transparency in government?  The Governor has lost me on the political or “good government” benefits of keeping his records more secret than any governor in the nation.  This is a personal issue with me.  Back in the mid 1970s when I was a state senator, I authored and...Read More

  Should Louisiana pay out millions of dollars to the New Orleans Saints as a subsidy to keep the owners happy in New Orleans?  That’s the question Jim raises in his new column this week. No other state pays one penny for a professional football team.  So why should Louisiana?  Jim takes a close look...Read More

  Well nationally know porn star and Baton Rouge native Stormy Daniels is traveling Louisiana this week on what she bills as a listening tour in her quest to oust incumbent U.S. Senator David Vitter from office.  Stormy says she is serious about making the race.  You can read about and watch stormy below.  By...Read More

Now I don’t know about you, but I love country music.  Oh, I like many kinds of music (even Opera, would you believe), but being from Ferriday and knowing Jerry Lee, Mickey and Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, country music just kind of grows on you.  Hey, I was in Walker, La. Saturday night listening to their...Read More

  I have seen many Las Vegas shows over the years, and have been entertained by many of the great ones.  Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Wayne Newton, Bette Middler, Jay Leno, Queen, the list goes on.  But hands down, my favorite Law Vegas entertainer was Danny Gans.  If you haven’t been to Las Vegas, you...Read More

  Hold on to your wallets.  The Louisiana Legislature is  in session at the state capitol in Baton Rouge.  And they have 60 days to potentially do a lot of damage.  It’s all about money, and I share my perspective this week in my new column now posted.  Where are the problem areas?  You can...Read More

The Zurich Classic golf Tourney was a big success this past weekend at the TPA course in New Orleans.  I started playing golf a few years ago, and am not all the great, but do enjoy walking the course by myself, and play8ing 3 or 4 balls at a time.  The Classic was the place...Read More

Randy Newman is Louisiana’s special troubadour.  He’s funny, clever, sarcastic,  emotional, and generally right on the money.  He’s origionally from New Orleans, and talks about the Bayou State at all his concerts.  He’s written numerous movie musical scores (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville, an The Natural to name a few), and though getting older, aparently has no intention...Read More

  You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam.  Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8 – 1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac...Read More

  Louisiana has a big financial problem, and many state agencies are facing major cutbacks.  But do we really need all the various state and local governmental bodies that have built up over the past century?  As Jim points out in his column, we are asking general Motors to downsize and restructure.  So what about...Read More

  I was in New York last week, and stayed across the street from the World Trade Center hole in the ground.  Construction on a new office complex is under way, but will take several years to complete.  I spent a few minutes there with long time friend and New York lawyer Kevin Salter (See...Read More

  There are a lot of people out there, and I’m one of them, who feel that or country has lost its focus and direction.  We seem to be fading away from our sense of values that set the foundation for our democratic way of life.  Many readers know that I have some problems with...Read More

  I’m not one to watch “American Idol“ or its British counterpart, “Britons Got Talent.“Â  But every now and then, a performer appears that simply mesmerizes the audience and captures the hearts of all who are watching.  Last year, it was Brit Paul Potts, a car phone salesman who sang Opera like the best at...Read More

As regular readers know, I often brag about my alma mater at Chapel Hill. But there was a low point last we that I certainly am not proud of. Former Rep. Tom Tancredo recently visited University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to speak to a group on the topic of immigration and his opposition...Read More

  The strange case of former Sen. Ted Stevens has raised some real issues of how much the Justice Department prosecution team specifically broke the law by failing to give Stevens FBI notes that would have significantly helped his case.  And how widespread is this prosecutorial misconduct.  Should these Wild West prosecutors be given immunity...Read More

  Were you into March Madness?  It started with 654 teams playing through March and into early April.  Millions were made by the NCAA, the colleges, the coaches, but not the players.  They get left out of the whole mix.  My new column is now up, so take a look at why I think our...Read More

So do you Twitter?  Everybody seems to be doing it.  Not cool if you don’t Twitter.  You can see my ramblings at http://Twitter.com/jimbrownla.  Here is a funny cartoon below that keeps the how world of Twitter in its proper perspective.  Take a look.Read More

Well it was Paris, and last week I was Barcelona.  Petty good hangin’ out for this guy.  And if you have been following my various and sundry jaunts, I never miss a good meal.  In the middle of Barcelona at the Casa Fuster Hotel is Restaurant Galaxo with renowned Spanish Chef Andrea Cavalletti.  The Chef...Read More

  It was a blow out.  Carolina completed demolished Michigan State to win the NCAA National Championship Monday night.  I know many of you are sick and tired of my continually hiping the Big Blue.  But hey!  The athletic department at Carolina gave me my college education.  I owe deep gratitude to legandary Coach Dean...Read More

  April in Paris.  Who can beat that?  This week’s column deals with how the French observe America, our new and old Presidents, and Louisiana.  All on April fool’s day.  Are they really going to stretch the French President to make him as tall as his new, young wife?  And what do the French think...Read More

Now those of you who read this column and blog regularly know that I’m a really BIG college basketball fan, and this is dreamtime for diehards like me.  March Madness comes to a fruition and ending in the next few days with the culmination of the Final Four, held in Detroit this year.  My old...Read More

Daughter Campbell moderates an interesting debate.  Should Marijuana be legal to help relieve pain?  Congressman Ron Paul says yes.   The use of the drug is legal in California and three other states.  If a doctor says using marijuana will releave cronic pain and perscribes the use of the drug, why should it not be legal,...Read More

Here’s a doozy of a story for you.  A mother of a 14 year old girl invites the  daughter’s friends over for a booze party with lots of vodka.  Several of the girls pass out.  See the video below.  The mother needs some time in the pen.  This is ana extreme case, granted, but too many...Read More

    Jim is taking a break for the next several weeks, and will be out of the country until early April.  This site needs some updating, so there will be no new posts up for the next two weeks.  If you signed up on the box at left, we will see you receive a...Read More

  Louisiana has produced a number of country music stars, and one of my favorites is Joe Stampley from Springhill, just north of Minden, La.  Joe has been around since the sixties and has a long list of country hits. I’ve known him for almost that long.  He was in Baton Rouge last weekend and...Read More

If you are a baseball fan like me, you have to have a favorite team or two.  I’ve always like the St. Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds.  Pete Rose is the bad boy of baseball, but was also one of the games all time greats when he played in Cincinnati.  He lives in Los Angeles,...Read More

It’s March, and that means baseball season is about to begin. I have been in Tampa Florida all this past week where 13 major-league baseball teams make their home for spring training before the season begins. That is the focus of my column this week. Take a look at how I compare baseball and politics....Read More

Jerry Lee Lewis is from my hometown of Ferriday, and I’ve heard him sing andplay numerous times. He always steals the show. Now here’s something you don’t see every day. Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino – three of the greatest ivory ticklers of their day – playing pianos on the same stage...Read More

Daughter Campbell has her hands full with her demanding TV show, a new baby on the way soon, one more at home to care for, and a big mold problem.  The New York Post did a feature on her challanges last week.  You can read it by Clicking Here.Read More

Country singing star John Conlee has been performing and racking up some pretty good tunes for over 30 years. The first time I heard him was up in St. Helena Parish about 45 minutes from Baton Rouge. He was the main act at the bear Creek Steakhouse and Saloon. He is a little guy, but...Read More

RADIO SHOW UPDATE Jim’s Sunday show is normally on WRNO in New Orleans from 11:00am until 1:00pm.  However, because of NASCAR programing, Jim will be on the air this Sunday from 12:00pm until 1:30pm.  The subject this week, what else, is La. Governor Bobby Jindal’s weak rebuttal to th President’s State of the Union speech. ...Read More

  It was Friday the 13th.  Rush Limbaugh told his listeners: There was a promise from the Obama administration, the new era of responsibility and transparency, that all such legislation would be posted on the Internet for five days so that the public could read what is being voted on.  Ain’t going to happen.  In...Read More

Below is my interview by LaNewslink.com on the dangers for Governor Bobby Jindal being so high profile on the national scene, and the challanges he faces here in Louisiana. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tc1vcg7NjUA" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

Well La. Governor Bobby Jindal has had quite a week.  He was a guest Sunday on “Meet the Press’ and challenged the President’s stimulus plan, saying he would turn down some of the money.  He has received praise form conservative Republicans, and has also received a lot of criticism for what some call “political posturing.”Â Â ...Read More

I have always loved the old Christian hymn Amazing Grace.  It was a stable in many of the small churches I attended when I lived in North Louisiana.  One of the most moving versions I ever head was sung by former Governor John McKeithen at a funeral in his home town of Columbia.  He was...Read More

  HAPPY MARDI GRAS!   Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is walking a tight rope when it comes to balancing his conservative views towards government spending and the practicality of filling a budget deficit of some $2 billion. He gives the Republican response to the President’s State of the Union message this next Tuesday night, and […]Read More

would be good for the state for many of us to go back to school.  And I mean to teach or volunteer in some way to help our kids.  I have taught Louisiana history at both Tulane and LSU.  As Secretary of State, I was the keeper of all the state’s historical documents.  I have...Read More

You will see in my new column this week that I wrote about the President’s Stimulus Package, and the box the Gov. Bobby Jindal might be in if he decides not to take some or all of the money allocated to Louisiana.  One low point of the whole debate over how much to give out...Read More

Louisiana Senator David Vitter seems to be the strongest of the loyal opposition in Washington against the President’s Stimulus Package.  But what do Vitter and his Republican cohorts offer as an alternative?  And are they now opposing funding for projects they were embracing just last year?  Take a look at my new column now posted...Read More

I’m a real movie buff, and generally see four or five movies a month. And who isn’t a Clint Eastwood fan? Therefore, it was an easy choice to go see Clint’s new movie, Gran Torino, now playing. He wrote, directed and starred in this compelling story of racial tension in an inner city neighborhood involving...Read More

  Do you want to see the future of computers?  It’s really unbelieveable what new technology will be available in the near future.  A new type of computer  that looks like a coffee table.  It’s called “surface computing” and you can do some pretty amazing things on this all purpose high tech product.  It’s well...Read More

  It’s hard to pierce the ivory towers that surround the US Supreme Court.  But that’s the present system and we as citizens are being shortchanged by the lack of work being done by the high court.  Judges cry for a pay raise, but spend long summers vacationing and moonlighting, instead of doing the public’s...Read More

Hey, when you have been around a god while like me, you have over a forty year history with the music of the Eagles.  I was in that number at the New Orleans River Center last week when the eagles came to town.  I have seen them in person on a number of occasions, consider...Read More

It was quite a sports day at LSU this past Saturday as top Tiger basketball players back many years were honored at halftime of LU’s game against Arkansas.  The Tigers won big, and it was a thrill to be there to see so many past great players.  I’m pictured below before game time above, then...Read More

  My long time friend and mentor, former North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long, passed away this week.  Jim was a young 68, and had a massive stroke early last week.  I had talked to him just before Christmas, and we had planned a long visit in the North Carolina Mountains where his mother was...Read More

  Since the story was posted below, a new name is “busting out” (literally) to challange the Louisiana Republican. . Her name? Stormy. Porn star Stormy Daniels. There’s a whole “Draft Stormy” movement online, in bright LSU colors even, at http://www.draftstormy.com/. (She’s from Baton Rouge)  Below is her background video.  So who put her in the...Read More

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can probably count down the days until he loses the title “Guv.” His popularity is below 5%, he’s been impeached by the Illinois House of Representatives, and a number of Illinois Senators have made prejudicial remarks already concluding that the governor is on his way out the door. Here’s my problem....Read More

Well the ranker between Republicans and Democrats has not seemed to have died down a bit. If you are a member of one party, than all the problems we face in this country who are the fault of the other party. You want to know my opinion? On a number of major issues before the...Read More

  There were high expectations in Louisiana that outgoing President George Bush would pardon former Governor Edwin Edwards.  But it did not come to pass.  Just why didn’t Bush do what he had told several people he would do?  Jim has a theory and you can read it all now by Clicking Here, or by...Read More

So how about George Bush’s legacy?  There will certainly be much commentary on how the President handled his job.  One of my favorite takes so far was given by the outrageous comedian Sarah Silverman who shared her thoughts about how the  new incoming and old outgoing Presidents are have done or will do  on the...Read More

Well Obama supporters flocked to Washington for a massive turnout of support, and demanding change.  I hope the photo below, showing the mass of  litter left on the ground, is not an indication of the change about to take place.   Click here to see commentary of the firstr few days at work foor the new...Read More

  When does the killing stop in New Orleans?  A city with the highest murder rate in American, and recently named as on of the five most crime ridden cities in the world.  But with what seems to be almost daily killings, nothing could stun anyone compared to what happened last week.  What a dastardly...Read More

There is quite an ongoing story taking place in New Orleans involving the attempt by the Archdiocese to close down several long existing catholic churches in the uptown area of the city.  Archbishop Alfred Hughes says the churches need to close. He says attendance is off after Katrina, the churches have financial problems, and there...Read More

  One of National Public Radio’s most popular shows is the weekend program “Wait!Wait! Don’t Tell Me. Not My Job.”Â  Campbell was a guest this weekend, and had to answer questions about former pro basketball player Dennis Rodman.  She’s not much of a sports buff, but you can listen to her efforts on the quiz show...Read More

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continues to complain about the treatment she received during her recent campaign on the John McCain ticket. She started out as the new darling of the GOP, but her star quickly plummeted as she made statements showing a lack of knowledge on may national and international issues. Here’s an article this...Read More

  In trying to solve a problem, government often creates even more costly problems through the effort.  That is certainly the case when it comes to trying to help Louisiana homeowners who face the highest property insurance rates in the nation.  But the Legislature and the Insurance Department exasperated the costs by favoring homeowners over...Read More

Take a look at Uncle Jay’s  perceptions of just what happened in 2008.  You will enjoy this amusing review. [kml_flashembed movie="http://uk.youtube.com/v/TWiXy55OHyY" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

Should the appointed new US Senator from Illinois be sworn in to the US Senate?  Of course he should. What ever Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s problems, he still is the Governor, he has not been indicted, and there are no allegations that he made any deal with his appointee, former Illinois Attorney General Ray Burris.  Democratic...Read More

Take a minute to look at the photos below.  There is a huge rock near a gravel pit in Hwy. 25 in rural Iowa.  For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times.  A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job, and since then...Read More

Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco offers a GOOP conspiracy theory in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Mathews.  She says Bush was getting slammed “nationally and internationally” for his handling of Katrina during those early, desperate days after landfall and an executive decision was made to shift the blame.  “(Bush’s) political office decided that another scapegoat...Read More

  Daughter Campbell has had one busy year, with full election coverage, her “No Bias, No Bull” reports, each night on CNN, a young son to care for and a new son on the way, and a major feature in Vogue Magazine on the newsstands now.  You can read some of  the Vogue feature by Clicking...Read More

My radio show on WRNO is still going strong each Sunday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Amy Kirk was my longtime producer on weekdays and now both produces and does on air talking herself.  Amy fills in for me from time to time, and we are pictured below working together in the New Orleans...Read More

Louisiana and former Governor Edwin Edwards took some shots on the Tonight show last week as Jay Leno visited with Robin Williams. Both comedians told Edwards stories, neither of which are true, but brought big laughs from the audience. With just a few weeks left in the Bush Administration, it’s a 50/50 bet as to...Read More

  The Governor of Illinois continues to take any spotlight off of Louisiana, so there is some local good news in all the controversy up there.  Bu how about this federal prosecutor claiming that the actions of the Governor would make Abe Lincoln “roll over in his grave?” Well not quite.  You see, ole Abe...Read More

So you are a parent who is frustrated about the cost and quality of the childcare your kid is receiving.  You are looking for a better solution, right?  Well maybe here is the answer for you.  Check out the video below on ways to look after your kid while you have more time for yourself....Read More

  Campbell continues to receive aacolades for her weeknight show with an edge on CNN.  To read some of the latest commentary on her show, Click Here.  And a TV critic gives his take on her stye in the following video.Read More

  Whatever you might think of President Bush, you sure have to give the guy credit for his ability to bob and weave.  A few days ago, an Iraqi journalist threw both his shoes ant the President during a news conference.  The Prez dodged like a prize fighter and wasn’t touched.  Kudos to our President...Read More

  Our family has a  camp up in the St. Francisville area, quite close to the nuclear power plant.  I’ve alway been a bit apprehensive, not over concern of an explosion, but about the waste.  Where will it go?  Right now, it is kept on site.  It’s dangerous and will take a thousand years to loose...Read More