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He Said, She Said

by Roy Maynard

Cover Story | &quotWhen I die, I want to be buried in St. Martin Parish so I can remain politically active.&quot-Louisiana Gov. Earl K. Long (1895-1960) Woody Jenkins is back on the fairs-and-festivals circuit in Louisiana. Effie, the road-weary fiberglass elephant, is back too, following behind Mr. Jenkins in two or three parades each weekend. On this wet Saturday morning, Mr. Jenkins and his pachyderm are in St. Landry Parish for the Italian Festival (seafood spaghetti with shrimp and

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In this issue: "Louisiana's Buy-You-Election," May 17, 1997

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Blair's theology

International |  Why I am a Christian

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Looking for leadership

by Cal Thomas

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Demitasse liberalism

by Mindy Belz

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Class dismissed

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Quotables

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This Week

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Culture Notes

Culture |  Cancelled...with gratitude Three long-running sitcoms that have been milking laughs from America's family pathologies have at last been cancelled. Married...

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Film: The road less traveled

by Pamela Johnson

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Film: Whatever floats your boot

by Chris Stamper

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by George Grant

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Beltway Books: Think tanks, pundits

by John W. Alexander

Books |  Teacher pay, foreign policy, and moonlighting columnists

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Voices

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Stemming the drift

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Trying to identify why the magnetic tug is always in one direction

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Mailbag

Ideas have consequences As a professional church musician who just ended a 7-1/2 year stint in a mainline denomination, I can tell you that the excuses and…

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