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February 15, 2009

NOLA – Righteous one day, flawed the next

Righteous one day, flawed the next When Louisiana officials mess up, voters often wonder if they were corrupt before seeking public office or if they went in clean and got dirtied by the political process. If Melton and DeLaughter are found guilty of the charges against them, people in our neighboring state will certainly raise…
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February 14, 2009

REDBLUE – Steve Patterson, spin doctoring all the way to prison

Steve Patterson, spin doctoring all the way to prison Did I mention that job is like the state’s chief watchdog? But instead of “undo[ing] the mistakes and stupidity” from his first go-round, it seems that Mr. Patterson has been knocking down $80,000 a month from the proceeds of the state’s tobacco settlement. Now granted, $80,000…