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ALFORD: AG RACE COULD BE POLITICALLY CROWDED
MAR 31 Columnist Jeremy Alford takes a look at the maneuvers going on, and speculates on the possibilities, for the Attorney General's race. It could be a who-is-the-biggest-tea-head contest between Jeff Landry and Buddy Caldwell, he says.
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MAR 31 Bob Mann hoists Baton Rouge Business Report publisher Rolfe McCollister on his own petard in this post. As Bob tells us, some 20 years ago, Rolfe was a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors (as he is now). Then-Governor Edwin W. Edwards proposed cuts to higher ed (as now-Gov. Bobby Jindal has done for six years in a row, and at a level Edwards never even imagined). Back then, Rolfe said Eddie should be fired. What does he say about Jindal? Nuttin.
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GAMBIT'S SPRING RESTAURANT GUIDE
MAR 31 Got plans in NOLA? You might want to check Gambit's Spring Restaurant Guide to plan the trip. It lists restaurants alphabetically, with a brief description and vital details.
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DREHER ATTACKING GUY WHO'S BOYCOTTING INDIANA
MAR 31 You had to know that blogger Rod Dreher was going to get into this one. After all, one of his favorite topics to write about (other than his own books) is gay people. And, spoiler alert: he ain't a fan. In this post, he's attacking the CEO of Salesforce, which announced it will be pulling all business from Indiana. If you missed it, Indiana recently passed a law that allows discrimination by calling it "religious freedom." Dreher says the company is hypocritical because it still does business in China, where gays are even worse off than Indiana.
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ACCLAIMED TEACHER LISTS COMMON CORE FLAWS
MAR 31 Blogger Mike Deshotels is writing about another educator's recent attack on Common Core. Nancy Atwell, winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize, has come out against the approach, and collected a catalogue of its problems, Deshotels writes.
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MAR 31 WWL has the text of Matthew McConaughey's acceptance speech for a NOLA film group's award posted here. It turned into a love letter, of sorts, to the city. The actor has worked on several projects there, including the movie for which he won his Oscar.
Tuesday's Blogs from the Bog!
Jeremy Alford is speculating on the political landscape of the AG's race. Also today, Gambit's spring restaurant guide is out and Rolfe gets hoisted on his own petard.