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Different strains of marijuana are displayed during the grand opening of the Seattle location of the Northwest Cannabis Market, for sales of medical marijuana products, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The market hosts nine permanent vendors for seven-day-a-week sales, as well as daily vendors of a variety dried medicines, edible products and starts. Voters in Washington state last fall passed Initiative 502, which legalizes the recreational possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and calls for the creation of state-licensed pot growers, processors and retail stores. Recreational marijuana sales are expected to begin late this year, and in the meantime, the stateís medical marijuana industry continues to operate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Opinion: New study shows most Americans favor marijuana legalization

By Jay Meyers April 11, 2013

“For The Times They Are a-Changin,’” declared iconic singer/songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan’s title track is arguably his most famous, as many people felt that it captured the spirit...

FILE - This combination of file photos shows Brad Paisley, left, in Hollywood, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2011 and LL Cool J in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2013. Southern white men don't usually drive racial dialogue. For as long as race has riven America, they have been depicted more often as the problem than the solution. So the country music star must have been unsurprised at the days of widespread criticism of his new song “Accidental Racist,” which details the challenges facing a “white man from the southland” and then features LL Cool J rapping a black perspective. (Photos by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Opinion: Paisley, LL Cool J are ‘Accidentally Terrible’

By Parker Cramer April 11, 2013

Brad Paisley and LL Cool J are collaborating — no punch line required. First off, why are these two guys making music together? Paisley, a white country music star, and LL Cool J, a black rapper,...

The LSU-based organiztion, Students for Life, pose Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, with their pro-life signs. They marched with approximately 3,000 other protesters from the Old State Capitol to the New State Capitol.

Opinion: Students for Life most effective organization at LSU

By Landon Mills April 10, 2013

It’s happened to all of us. Because your friend wants to meet you in front of the Union for lunch, you walk from one end of Free Speech Alley to the next. Within a span of 30 seconds, you have...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about Facebook Graph Search at a Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. The new service lets users search their social connections for information about their friends’ interests, and for photos and places. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Opinion: It’s the grades you make and the hands you shake

By John Polivka April 10, 2013

Hindsight is always 20/20. This saying resonated in a Reuterspoll, as Reuters questioned a panel of college graduates on a series of things they wish they had done differently during their college careers. ...

Officers of the Louisiana State Police Department display the uniforms that recently won them the title of best-dressed state agency, which was given by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.

Opinion: ‘To protect and swag’

By Gordon Brillon April 10, 2013

Usually, here at The Daily Reveille, we leave fashion writing to the Entertainment section. We opinion writers are usually happy if we can get out of the house in the morning with a pair of matching socks...

Traffic cameras watch the intersection at Nicholson and Burbank Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

Opinion: Correlation between driver safety and red light cameras impossible to prove

By Ben Wallace April 9, 2013

Baton Rouge’s Red Light Safety Program, which includes the infamous red light camera system, is an invaluable money well that will never run dry as long as humans and not robots operate vehicles. ...

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is considered vulnerable as she seeks a fourth term. (Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP)

Opinion: Cassidy is legitimate competition for Landrieu in 2013

By John Parker Ford April 9, 2013

I don’t know what to think about Sen. Mary Landrieu. On one hand, she’s a liberal democrat who is in President Barack Obama’s pocket on most national issues. Landrieu received an...

4,983 students, faculty and staff participated game of dodge ball attempting to break the Guinness World Record.

Banning dodgeball prevents students from learning to stand up for themselves

By Chris Ortte April 9, 2013

Violence is a staple in describing American society. From the Wild West to urban street gangs, it is something that has been a part of our society throughout its history. However, what seems to be developing...

FILE -- in this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo President Barack Obama walks with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, center, and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, after arriving at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Obama praised California's attorney general for more than her smarts and toughness at a Democratic Party event Thursday, April 4, 2013. The president also commended Harris for being "the best-looking attorney general" during a Democratic fundraising lunch in the Silicon Valley. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Opinion: Obama compliments woman, sparking unwarranted backlash

By Megan Dunbar April 8, 2013

President Barack Obama commended California Attorney General Kamala Harris at a Democratic National Committee fundraising event, introducing her as “brilliant,” “dedicated” and...

Opinion: California Right to Know Bill is a privacy advocate’s dream

Opinion: California Right to Know Bill is a privacy advocate’s dream

By David Scheuermann April 8, 2013

The Internet comes with some necessary trade-offs. When we enter the digital realm, our personal information becomes a separate entity removed from ourselves. To use many free Internet services, such...

Opinion: Drunk driving can kill people; pledge to stop

By John Parker Ford March 27, 2013

If somebody killed your loved ones, what would you say to that person? I can think of a lot of things, but not this: “I want Brett Gerald to know we are a loving family,” or, “We have...

Walton County Deputy Sheriff Brad Barefield, left, checks the IDs of Jenna Harris and other spring breakers from Mississippi on the beach in South Walton County, Florida on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. As thousands of spring breakers descend on the beaches in this northwest Florida resort area, law enforcement personnel are making regular sweeps along the beaches looking for underage drinkers. Editor note: Jenna Harris and the others in her party were over 21 years old and not ticketed. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily, Devon Ravine)

Your vacation may be hard to remember, but be safe

By John Polivka March 27, 2013

It’s Spring Break 2K13! Neaux regretz! Well, to those who have made it successfully back from Round Up in Austin, it’s time to go ahead and rally. And for everyone else, the time is finally...