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In this Sept. 10, 2013, photo, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., walks to a Republican strategy session at the Capitol, in Washington. A revolt by tea party conservatives forced House GOP leaders on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to delay a vote on a temporary spending bill required to prevent a government shutdown next month. The plan by top Republicans like Cantor is designed to keep government agencies running through Dec. 15. Cantor's office announced the delay. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: Market fundamentalism threatens government unity

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini October 8, 2013

The freest country in the world is Somalia. It is so free that there is no government. Not many Tea Party rallies talk about the economic miracle of the free market like Somalia. Every single nation ahead...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the 68th session of the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Opinion: Netanyahu Ruining Peace between countries

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini October 7, 2013

Before the whole government shutdown debacle, the United States and Iran made history with the first heads of state communication between the powers. But this thawing of tension between these two countries...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013, file photo, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses attendees during the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, Fla. With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, Republican governors eyeing the 2016 presidential race are pitching themselves as can-do politicians and highlighting records of achievement. "Republican governors are not going to take it anymore," says Jindal, among those state leaders and potential presidential candidates using the shutdown to try to position themselves as outsiders at a time of voter disgust with Congress and anyone connected with Washington. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Head to Head: Marriage’s current definition makes the most sense

By Christine Guttery October 7, 2013

Leaders in the Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration made a decision last month to uphold the Louisiana State Constitution with regard to same-sex married couples. I applaud them for this. The Louisiana...

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden (left) and Marmillion/Gray Media president Rannah Gray (right) announced the addition of Red Stick Revelry, a New Year's Eve celebration, on August 28, 2013, at a news conference in Town Square. The event will include a countdown to midnight with the descent of a red stick sculpture along with live entertainment.

Opinion: St. George is a futile, selfish scheme for class division

By Annette Sommers October 7, 2013

In the past two weeks, 3,000 people signed a petition and are seeking to break away from Baton Rouge and start their own city and school district. So much for hometown hospitality. The proposed city would...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013, file photo, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses attendees during the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, Fla. With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, Republican governors eyeing the 2016 presidential race are pitching themselves as can-do politicians and highlighting records of achievement. "Republican governors are not going to take it anymore," says Jindal, among those state leaders and potential presidential candidates using the shutdown to try to position themselves as outsiders at a time of voter disgust with Congress and anyone connected with Washington. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Head to Head: Same-sex couples should be allowed to benefit

By Mariel Gates October 7, 2013

The idea of marriage should not be limited to the traditional idea of a bond between a man and a woman. Many people get married in churches and by a priest, but this is not the only way to legally tie...

Gameday trash litters campus Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 after LSU played South Carolina in Tiger Stadium.

Opinion: Imagine Baton Rouge in a life void of LSU football

By Mariel Gates October 3, 2013

The first light of the morning peeks through my blinds on a crisp fall Saturday. I rise from bed and stretch my muscles as I take my first big breath of the day. I walk over to my window and open the blinds...

Head to Head: Body modifications express personal understanding

Head to Head: Body modifications express personal understanding

By Alix Landriault October 3, 2013

Five days ago, the Hellenic Olympic Committee lit the Olympic torch for  the 2014 games. In order for athletes to build up their strength, agility and endurance for these games, there is one thing...

Head to Head: Body modifications are unnatural and unnecessary

Head to Head: Body modifications are unnatural and unnecessary

By Annette Sommers October 3, 2013

If I was walking down the street and saw a pack of tooth-sharpened teens, I would assume the cast of Twilight had taken over the city. If I passed a group of kids laughing on the playground with split...

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Opinion: Rape issue highlights cultural and parental problems

By John Ryan McGehee October 3, 2013

There is a definite hook-up culture at LSU, but hey, it’s college — that’s to be expected.  What is surprising, and disturbing, is our rape culture. Until recently, I did not know...

Stephanie Groover, center, and others with Independence Blue Cross mark the opening health insurance exchange by providing information on health car reform at Suburban Station Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Philadelphia. Tuesday is the first day of the open enrollment period for new health insurance options under the 2010 federal health care law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Opinion: Obamacare will ultimately do more harm than good

By John Ryan McGehee October 2, 2013

President Ronald Reagan once said that the most frightening words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Well, Dutch, it seems you were right,...

David Smith, center, with Independence Blue Cross (IBC) discuses the opening health insurance exchange and provides information on health car reform to George Allen Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, at IBC's mobile education and enrollment center in Philadelphia. Tuesday is the first day of the open enrollment period for new health insurance options under the 2010 federal health care law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Opinion: The government needs more socialized plans

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini October 2, 2013

I supported Obamacare in the beginning when health care reform was under debate, but due to the lobbyist and corporate contamination of the bill, I lost my support for this most recent version of the overhaul. Ninety...

Wendy Jackson, left, and others with Independence Blue Cross mark the opening health insurance exchange by providing information on health car reform at Suburban Station Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Philadelphia. Tuesday is the first day of the open enrollment period for new health insurance options under the 2010 federal health care law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Opinion: We should replace the ACA by moving off the grid

By Megan Dunbar October 2, 2013

How would you feel if you wrote some long-winded plan to help keep an entire nation healthy and satisfied, and three years after signing it into effect, the opposition tried to hold the government hostage...