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There Goes My Hero
No matter what you may feel about the United States Congress, no matter if you believe Washington is broken, no matter how cynical you may be about the gamesmanship and the choreographed pageantry of televised government meetings, if, as an American, this doesn’t move your heart in at least some way, then I doubt nothing else could: Before the tragedy in Tucson only a year ago, I only knew one thing about Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: That she was a Blue Dog Democrat. And I’ll be honest, as a proud and outspoken progressive Democrat, I’m not a fan of Blue Dog…
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A Quick Note on CenLamar’s Readership and Hits
A couple of days ago, Mitt Romney released his tax returns for the last two years, and Newt Gingrich disclosed his consulting contract with Freddie Mac. So, in the spirit of full disclosure and upon repeated requests by Greg Aymond who recently wrote, ” A couple of local blogs have been trying to get Freddy (that’s me) for years now to tell us how many people read his blog, to no avail,” I’m more than happy to disclose my readership, and fair warning, this may seem more convoluted than Romney’s tax returns. But let’s get a couple of things out of…
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Alexandria City Attorney Chuck Johnson: Martin Luther King, Jr. And The Mirror That Will Not Shatter
Published with permission. By: Charles “Chuck” Johnson, City Attorney of Alexandria, Louisiana How many of you have ever taken the time to consider why the Lord gave you breath? For what purpose did He smile upon you? Where exactly does your piece fit into the puzzle of life? Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man who had a very unique understanding of his place in the world. He knew why God brought him here. The answer for Dr. King was simple but also profound: God enlisted him to be a living, breathing, walking, and talking messenger of His Divine Will,…
CenLamar | Est. 2006
