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Friday, July 10, 2009
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OPINION
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The crackdown on ethnic rioting is being portrayed by the government of China as law and order.
What should not be lost in the discussion are the legitimate grievances of every ethnic minority in China, and every Chinese who wants to exercise his religion.
On many levels, pop star Michael Jackson was a pioneer in the music industry. The service in his memory at the Staples Center in Los Angeles pioneered what could become a troublesome trend: Funerals as entertainment venues. Gene Bibbins, Michael Williams and Rickey Johnson were exonerated by DNA evidence after spending a combined 65 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary for rapes they didn’t commit. Kenneth Reed Jr., of Baton Rouge, would like to add his name to that list. During the recent session of the Louisiana Legislature, House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown, and his handpicked chairman of Appropriations, Jim Fannin, D-Jonesboro, fought mightily to inflict severe and destructive cuts on higher education, doing little to nothing to mitigate this budget problem. Developers and landowners around Spanish Lake are claiming that the land should be reverted to its historical wetlands designation. This would allow them to use that designation in order to profit in their development by trading wetlands. However, they are leaving out a very important aspect of that area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made good changes to the gasoline we use in our vehicles. One of the first changes was to mandate unleaded gasoline, which has provided a healthier environment for us and our children. Then came low-sulfur gasoline, which also introduced ethanol into the product. Now the EPA requires a low-benzene gasoline. |
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