07/19/11 It was made official Monday. The juvenile justice center that could have created 90 jobs inside St. Landry Parish will instead be placed in Bunkie.
07/18/11 Michael Hudson argues that there is no real need to raise the debt ceiling (below).
07/18/11 At the beginning of June we explored how every team's trade needs have changed. Fast-forward one month and we now have a clearer picture of how most teams will be approaching the trade deadline in terms of buying or selling, and what their priorities are regarding what they will seek in return for swapping their players. As we get the second-half of the season underway, the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
07/16/11 Major League Baseball is filled with young talent. Some of these men have been highly touted, while some of them are still flying under the radar. As they continue to fill up the sheets, fans will recognize their talents by late September. There are a couple stipulations to this list: 1. They made "The Show" no earlier than the 2010 season. 2. They have played a game for their respective club ...
07/15/11 (Sports Network) - Derek Holland already has thrown three shutouts this season and is coming off his second in a row for the red-hot Texas Rangers.
07/15/11 Suffering from Summerfest withdrawal? There are plenty of fests to choose from this weekend for you to get your fix. Get your fill of French-themed fun at Bastille Days in Cathedral Square Park, then scope out the South Shore Frolics in Bay View or get your art on at Tosa's Plein Air Art Affair. Enjoy the food and fun of Fish Day, get your groove on at Gathering on the Green and more.
07/12/11 SEATTLE (AP) -- Jason Vargas took to the mound looking to throw strikes and get ahead of hitters early against the struggling Florida Marlins. His first 13 pitches of the game all found the plate, and the barrels of the Marlins' bats.
07/11/11 Are high-profile suspects in Mexican drug cartels also paid informants for U.S. federal investigators? If so, could a brewing scandal in Washington implicate more U.S. agencies in the ongoing drug-related violence in Mexico? Kenneth Melson, the embattled chief of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), made the earth-shaking revelation in testimony early last week ...
07/11/11 Six fake Democrats will face six real ones in state Senate primary elections Tuesday. The winners will advance to face six Republican incumbents who were targeted for recall for supporting Gov. Scott Walker's bill taking away collective bargaining rights from public workers.
07/11/11 Bernama claims in an article today that Bersih's goal all along was to tarnish Malaysia's image abroad. Bernama has it totally backwards. It is the actions of Najib Tun Razak and his government over the past two weeks, and the police crackdown yesterday, that have tarnished Malaysia's international standing. In most parts of the civilized world, you gain credit by allowing your citizens to air ...
07/10/11 Editor's Note: The newly established Freedom From Fear Award recognizes people who put aside their fear of immigration laws and made a significant impact on immigrants and refugees. This is the fourth of six articles profiling some of the awardees....
07/10/11 Happily, President Obama can stop the pipeline, and even in a dysfunctional D.C. no one can stop him. Before the so-called Keystone XL pipeline can be built, he has to issue a certificate saying it is "in the national interest."
07/03/11 Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Mo Williams, DeAndre Jordan: all the Clippers need is a starting caliber small forward and they may just have a special team. Throw in Eric Bledsoe, Randy Foye, Al-Farouq Aminu and their two rookies coming off the bench and they look great on paper. Former New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets small forward Wilson Chandler may just be the player that could push them ...
07/02/11 The first round of unprecedented recall elections is July 12. The primary races pit Democratic challengers against "fake" or "protest" candidates put up by the state Republican Party to buy time for six recalled GOP state senators.
07/01/11 The White House continues to escalate the war of words with the GOP but markets demand a deal sooner rather than later.
07/01/11 *Chad Ochocinco turned to NASCAR on Thursday in his ongoing search for thrills away from the football field. Ochocinco was strapped in for the ride as Jeff Burton drove his No. 31 car around Atlanta Motor Speedway on Thursday, reports the AP. Burton estimated he reached speeds of 150 to 160 miles per hour with [...]
07/01/11 BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Fly shop manager Jim Bernstein was warned that hair stylists would come banging on his door, but he didn't listen.
06/30/11 The Hessian House. -Credit Line: From the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record or Historic American Landscapes Survey, Reproduction Number (Ex:"HABS,ILL,16-CHIG,33-2")" MILLBURN - Hessian House earned its name from the legend...
06/08/11 OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 06/08/11) - His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will present eight Military Valour Decorations and 38 Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) to members of the Canadian and allied forces, on Friday, June 10, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., at Rideau Hall. The Governor General will present two Stars ...
05/26/11 Matt Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions: Injuries have limited his time the first two seasons, but when he's played we've seen signs of a future star. | 
