CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Talk of the Town — Again…Casinos and wanting everything but Casinos

    Sunday’s Town Talk featured a letter from local retired businessman Joseph Appalucci (here) promoting once again casino gaming as a the economic boon our downtown area needs. I thought I’d mention this because it’s a topic that comes up with pretty much the same pros and cons listed over and over again. This idea is floated probably every 3 months or so in the TT and much more often outside of the regular media and it brings up some interesting points that merit local discussion. Firstly, there is the logical supporting argument for casino gaming: 1. It works. In similar…

  • Bizarre: Paul Hollis Announces Candidacy for Senate on CoinNews.Net

    A few days ago, Mandeville Republican and rare coin dealer Paul Hollis announced his candidacy for the United States Senate on — fittingly– CoinNews.net, referring to himself as “nationally-known,” which will definitely prove to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Hollis will be challenging John N. Kennedy, who he refers to as a “perennial candidate,” for the Republican nomination, the winner of which will face Senator Mary Landrieu in the fall. Hollis describes himself in the third person (The article was posted by Paul Hollis Rare Coins): Hollis began collecting coins at the age of six after receiving a Peace dollar from…

  • Thoughts on Obama/Wright

    Humid Haney featured his own “Beware the Terrible Simplifiers” post, in which he transcribes Bill Moyer’s entire remark on Jeremiah Wright. After reading the comment thread– and discovering the way in which at least one Republican feels about the implications of this story, I decided to add in my two cents. I’ve been wanting to follow-up on this story, considering I’ve posted about it twice in the past. Plus, with the amount of time the media has spent superficially covering the story, it’s worth some in-depth discussion. This is what I said to “Chaz,” the conservative-leaning blogger on Humid Haney’s…