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William Malater, of Oswego, N.Y., looks at his cell phone as he waits in line for a rally for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Monday, April, 25, 2016, in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa. (Mark Moran/The Citizens' Voice via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

OPINION: Contested convention takes away from democratic process

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 April 25, 2016

Unless something major happens, the Republican Party will hold a contested convention. We have to make sure party leaders don’t ignore the will of the people in the process. To be the Republican...

FILE - In this March 30, 2016 file photo, Human Rights Campaign Executive Director Chad Griffin, center, speaks at a news conference at the old state Capitol Building in Raleigh, N.C. Griffin was among several LGBT leaders who headed to the state to join in protests and plot strategy for trying to overturn a new law limiting bathroom options for transgender people. Stung by setbacks related to their access to public restrooms, transgender Americans are taking steps to play a more prominent and vocal role in a nationwide campaign to curtail discrimination against them. (AP Photo/Gary Robertson, File)

Opinion: Focus on transgender people in bathrooms obscures real child sexual assault

By Cody Sibley @CodySibley April 24, 2016

Between 2004 and 2014, more than 3,400 Catholic priests were reported for some form of sexual abuse. In all of reported history, three Republican congressmen were reported for sexual assault. The number...

Welfare

Opinion: Louisiana halfway there to full welfare reform

By Garrett Hines @garrettH_tdr April 24, 2016

John Bel Edwards just took a powerful step toward ensuring entitlement programs are not abused by those who shoudl be working on bettering themselves. For nearly 20 years, Louisiana has been able to apply...

Rep. Jeff Landry, R-La., talks to supporters at his election night watch party in Broussard, La., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, Allyce Andrew) NO SALES

Opinion: LA AG Jeff Landry’s support of federal immigration law is hypocritical

By Jack Richards @jayellrichy April 24, 2016

If Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry keeps up his comments about sanctuary cities, we might as well erect a sign at the AG’s office that says, “Hypocrites Welcome Here!” On Thursday,...

FILE - In this March 30, 2016 file photo, Human Rights Campaign Executive Director Chad Griffin, center, speaks at a news conference at the old state Capitol Building in Raleigh, N.C. Griffin was among several LGBT leaders who headed to the state to join in protests and plot strategy for trying to overturn a new law limiting bathroom options for transgender people. Stung by setbacks related to their access to public restrooms, transgender Americans are taking steps to play a more prominent and vocal role in a nationwide campaign to curtail discrimination against them. (AP Photo/Gary Robertson, File)

OPINION: Restroom controversies distract from real problems in America

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 April 21, 2016

In the midst of a national security crisis, an economic downturn and an unpredictable presidential election, many Americans have shifted their focus to the root of our turmoil: bathroom equality. States...

A caterpillar climbs up the face of a brick wall Tuesday, April 22, 2014 outside of the design building.

SATIRE: the University should eradicate caterpillars

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 April 21, 2016

This column is satire and meant solely for the reader's enjoyment. The swarms of repulsive and exasperating caterpillars must be stopped at all costs. There is only one solution, and it is the final solution...

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign stop in April 2016. (Christopher Dolan/The Times & Tribune via AP) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

SATIRE: Bernie Sanders shakes up campaign following defeat in New York

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin April 21, 2016

This article is satire and meant purely for the reader’s enjoyment. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced plans to accept sleazy money from Super PACs at a press conference on Thursday. This...

Tiger Cards for Voting

OPINION: Student ID bill good for university’s future

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer April 20, 2016

The state legislature finally is doing something good for students. Yesterday morning, a bill to expand students’ access to voting passed unanimously out of committee. Under this bill, university...

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, following a Republican policy luncheon. From left are, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., McConnell, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

OPINION: 2016 U.S. Senate race could determine state’s economic and environmental well-being

By Cody Sibley @CodySibley April 19, 2016

The presidential election might be the hot-button issue this year, but we shouldn’t forget about the all-important congressional races in 2016. Louisiana will choose its next senator in November....

LSU Comprehensive and Strategic Master Plan Urban Planner, Alex Krieger, make the final presentation on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in the Woods Auditorium.

OPINION: LSU is not financially ready for a Master Plan

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins April 19, 2016

As students, we all want to see our campus prosper through innovation, and the University’s Master Plan allows that to happen. However, is now the right time to begin implementing such a plan? In...

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OPINION: Candy the cigarette and soda addicted chimpanzee deserves new home

By Garrett Hines @GarrettH_TDR April 19, 2016

Candy the Chimpanzee in her current condition is not up to any monkey business. In fact, she can’t be. Since Candy is a chimpanzee, she doesn’t have a tail like monkeys do. Also unlike monkeys,...

FILE - In this June 14, 2011, file photo, bottles of prescription drugs: Lipitor, TriCor, Plavix, Singulair, Lexapro and Avapro are displayed at Medco Health Solutions Inc., in Willingboro, N.J. U.S. spending on prescription drugs rose 8.5 percent last year, slightly less than in 2014, driven mainly by growing use of ultra-expensive new drugs and price hikes on other medicines. A report from data firm IMS Health estimates patients, insurers, government programs and other payers spent a combined $309.5 billion last year on prescription medicines. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

OPINION: Antimicrobial resistance detrimental to society, should become government priority

By Cody Sibley @CodySibley April 18, 2016

While everyone was out this weekend doing unspeakable things in Tigerland, 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region pledged to do something about antimicrobial resistance, an important topic we need to...