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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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OPINION
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Amid all the talk about a new day for ethics in Louisiana, the sentencing of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, on federal corruption charges is a reminder of how far the state still has to go in changing its image.
One of Washington’s love stories ended with the death at age 79 of John O’Connor, husband of the former justice of the Supreme Court. The narration begins by setting the scene — “where poverty and joblessness have plagued generations … where small poor communities are desperately trying to hold onto their best young people.” I am writing to address some assertions made by R. Glenn Kelly in a letter to the editor published Nov. 7. In this letter, Kelly dismissed discrimination against gays as essentially non-existent. This view is incorrect and governed by emotion and, frankly, indicates a lack of critical thinking about the issue. On behalf of physicians at Baton Rouge General’s Pennington Cancer Center, I am expressing our concern for the recommendations recently made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for women at normal risk for breast cancer (The Advocate Nov. 17). I read Dr. Loren Scott’s recent letter to the editor with great interest and utter amazement. His comment indicating that man-made climate change is not occurring is truly sensational. While I have frequently questioned Dr. Scott’s judgment on various subjects, I find it hard to believe that he was willing to put such tripe into writing. It is difficult to believe that our fans in Tiger Stadium would boo one of the young men on the field. Jarrett Lee has not been given playing time when LSU had a game won by the third quarter. When he has to go in because the first string quarterback has been injured, he did the best that he could under very trying circumstances. |
