Bob McCarty Writes

There’s some wheelin’ and dealin’ goin’ on in God’s Country (a.k.a., “Oklahoma”) and the states around it, according to Don Surber.  In a post today, he shares an e-mail he received from a reader of his blog.  It begins this way:
In case things get a little tough during the next few months we IN LOUISIANA, [...]

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Written by Phil Gremillion, a man described as “a businessman, farmer, inventor and Cajun who lives in Lafayette (La.),” a commentary published today in The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette, La., follows perfectly on the heels of this headline:
Wake me up: It’s a different world these days
Gremillion covers a number of topics in his commentary about [...]

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The photos and captions below offer glimpses of what it’s like on the Gulf Coast as citizens and members of the Louisiana National Guard prepare to respond to Hurricane Gustav, now a Category 2 storm, as it pummels Louisiana almost three years to the day after Hurricane Katrina struck, leaving more than 1,800 dead and [...]

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The Boeing B-52H bomber went on display recently at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., during the Defenders of Freedom Air Show. One of the most versatile platforms in the U.S. inventory, a B-52H took off from Barksdale in April [...]

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For the first time ever since 2000, “Fat Tuesday” and “Super Tuesday” – this year dubbed “Super Duper Tuesday” — fall on the same day, Feb. 5.
If you’re not familiar with the term, Fat Tuesday, you might be quicker to recognize it by its French name, Mardi Gras. Each year, this event draws hundreds [...]

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