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Another View: Ban all texting while driving, 4COL
In case you missed it, it's official: The No. 1 cause of death for U.S. teenagers while driving is texting.
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Page: Obama beats Nixon's legacy as a 'plumber'
Despite what you may hear from his more fevered critics, President Barack Obama's recent scandal-quakes don't appear to fall anywhere near the level of Richard Nixon's Watergate disaster.
The Town Talk | 24 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
The Town Talk | 24 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
Your Mail: Wrong choice on tobacco bonds is expensive
In 2001, Louisiana wisely sold a portion of its tobacco settlement with the four major tobacco companies by issuing bonds to investors for around $1 billion.
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Louisiana among states that got suspect medicine from Tennessee firm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Six months after state officials found multiple violations at a West Tennessee compounding pharmacy but did not shut it down, the pharmacy is the apparent source of infections in two states.
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Overpass collapses when trains collide in Missouri; 7 hurt
Seven people were injured early Saturday in southeastern Missouri after two freight trains collided, taking out a nearby overpass.
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Alabama walk-on silenced LSU fans for 8 innings
HOOVER, Ala. — Mike Oczypok was one pitch away from the game of his life.
The Town Talk | 4 hours, 40 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
The Town Talk | 4 hours, 40 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
6 from Central Louisiana earn 2A honors
Six players from Central Louisiana high schools earned spots on the Class 2A All-State teams for softball and baseball.
The Town Talk | 4 hours, 46 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
The Town Talk | 4 hours, 46 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
After vote to allow homosexual members, Scouts face more turmoil
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after Thursday's contentious vote to accept openly homosexual boys as Scouts.
The Town Talk | 4 hours, 48 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
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Mini leads pack of 10 cars with most safety complaints
In 2012, drivers filed just under 30,000 complaints about their cars with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The complaints included problems with brakes, power trains and every other part of the car imaginable.
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No La. state sales tax on hurricane supplies today, Sunday
Louisiana's annual Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is set for today and Sunday.
The Town Talk | 5 hours, 29 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Alexandria, Louisiana
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