A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black has resigned. ...more

November 3, 2009

While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving one person dead. ...more

October 31, 2009

Weekly News Quiz for Feb. 27, 2009. ...more

February 27, 2009

Whenever a president gives a major address, like the one Barack Obama delivered to Congress this week, the opposition party delivers a rejoinder. Which American citizens always ignore. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's speech was, therefore, a kind of triumph. So bad, people actually paid attention! ...more

February 27, 2009

How big should government be? The answer is: As big as it has to be - and for small-government types, no bigger than it has to be. ...more

February 27, 2009

They're In Denial Gov. Bobby Jindal and U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis and Ginny Brown-Waite just don't seem to get it. The current recession, soon to be the new Great Depression, was caused by Republican policies, and all they can do is carp about attempts to fix their incredible mistakes. Do they seriously believe that tax breaks for the rich, which helped bring on the current problems, will actually do any good? ...more

February 26, 2009

Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments from political pundits about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on Tuesday night. ...more

February 25, 2009

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says those who have lived through Hurricane Katrina doubt that government can rescue Americans from the economic storms. ...more

February 24, 2009

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist stuck to his alliance with President Barack Obama over the federal stimulus package - an alliance that has angered many Florida Republicans - in a televised debate with Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana on Sunday. ...more

February 23, 2009

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist stuck strongly to his alliance with President Barack Obama over the federal stimulus package - an alliance that has angered many Florida Republicans - in a nationally televised debate with Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana Sunday. ...more

February 22, 2009