On rare occasions in life we all are greeted with an experience that resonates within us to the extent that we lose the ability to verbalize our thoughts. Last weekend
Posts From Sen. Conrad Appel
“Pride cometh before a fall” – of all of my Mom’s wisdom, I remember this expression more than any other. As we remember Pearl Harbor Day it is really important that
Mr. Robert Mann has written an op-ed at the Times-Picayune decrying the injustice that modern society has perpetrated upon the poor by not providing better free criminal defense services. To the
My friends ask why I am such a passionate defender of Common Core State Standards. Why am I willing to take a stand that seemingly flies in the face of
I have been a small businessman for forty years. Most folks hear the expression “small business” and do not really understand what it means and how government policies, based upon
For perhaps the first time ever, but for different reasons, I am in agreement with a recent Times-Picayune editorial by Robert Mann. In his piece he laments the lack of economic
Senator Rand Paul has a new plan to save Detroit or, more likely, to attract Republican voters to the good
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a seminal event in the history of our country, but not for
In a debate with a leading Democrat last year I made the point that to a great extent we Republicans
Five years ago the United States entered into a recession not unlike the many business cycle recessions that always plague
I have always adhered to the maxim that history is prologue. Viewed from a historical perspective, the recently filed Department
In an interview this week with PBS, Harry Reid revealed that Obamacare is not now, nor was it ever, the
In our current political climate, much has been spoken and written about the preservation of the civil rights of individuals
Times Picayune editorial writer Bob Mann, in his Sunday column, has demonstrated the divide between those who are trying to
The key to prosperity for all of Louisiana’s citizens lies in the growth of family wealth. Nothing short of a
Last week marked the end of one of the most acrimonious legislative fights in the modern history of Louisiana. This
Louisiana has failed generations of its young citizens by allowing a failed system of education to continue! This is a
