Bush News

Yesterday evening I put up a short post here about the fears swirling around the Middle East about the possible physical weakening of Egypt's 81-year-old President Hosni Mubarak, an authoritarian ruler who is a key US ally in the region.

'The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest we become bankrupt and people must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.' The foregoing is not by ...

Four words: I told you so. Another four: I hate being right. . Four weeks ago, I wrote about how those on the right have used fear, hate and paranoia to disseminate their message, but that this strategy is insidious because it begets violence - the following week James von Brunn went on a shooting rampage outside the Holocaust Museum.

Artist Jose Maria Cundin with his 'The Unanimous Declaration of Independence of the United States of America,' on display at Galerie GiGi in New Orleans.

From indelibly American quotations like "Give me liberty or give me death" to the iconic pairing of "liberty and justice" in the Pledge of Allegiance, there's no shortage of examples demonstrating that Americans have historically placed a high value on the concept of freedom.

ELLIS LUCIA / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE The rope swing was one of the most popular activities for the scouts.

The staff of the St. Tammany Parish Zoning Commission will present its recommendations for the fourth of five study areas as part of the two year process of applying the Unified Development Code across unincorporated St.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office has arrested the following persons: Derrick Guillory, 30, 1100 Hagan St., Opelousas, arrested on a warrant for non support.

Leave it to Slidell state Sen. A.G. Crowe to wear his true motivation on his sleeve.

First, the good news: Almost all of the blueberry farmers in our annual public service list of you-pick blueberry farms have the same prices as in 2008.

If attorney Tracie Washington wanted everyone's attention, she got it. By posting e-mails written by her nemesis, City Councilwoman Stacy Head, on the Internet, Washington got New Orleanians talking about all sorts of things.

It focuses on northeast Tammany St. Tammany bureau St. Tammany Parish officials will host a public meeting Saturday at the Bush Recreation Center to lay out the game plan for rezoning the rural northeast corner of the parish.

A report on the GQ magazine Web site is quoting unnamed former Bush administration official as blaming former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for many failures, including a delay in military assistance in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

The Americans have finally figured out that "success," however defined, in Afghanistan runs through Pakistan.

Being from Chicago, when I hear, "You can't expect a well-oiled Chicago political machine to understand conservation's importance in salvaging the environment," I take it badly.

Thousands saved by waterboarding Editor: Two recent letters show on the part of the writers a clear lack of understanding of foreign affairs and ignorance of the threats we face .

Just 10 days ago, officials in St. Tammany Parish's 6th Recreation District in the Lee Road community were celebrating the grand opening of Johnny F. Smith Memorial Park on Louisiana 1129.

A six-person St. Tammany Parish jury took less than 20 minutes this afternoon to find a woman guilty of causing an auto accident that left a 15-year-old Northshore High School cheerleader hospitalized for about five months.

Two recreation districts that serve rural areas of northern St. Tammany Parish are asking voters to approve property taxes to operate and maintain their respective sports complexes.

UPDATE: Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring says Palin was invited to join the group, but they haven't heard back.