Editorials

Focus on voter education, rest will fall in place

Would more people vote if Election Day were a national holiday?  President Barack Obama endorsed that idea during…

Editorials

Merit raises good idea by IPC

We’ll see what happens at tonight’s Iberia Parish Council meeting when postponed 2.5 percent employee pay raises are…

Editorials

No time like now to think consolidate

The wheels of progress sometimes sure turn slowly. There’s never been much support among elected officials for consolidation,…

Editorials

Thou shalt not steal, oh, wait, OK sometimes

I s it OK to steal if you really need something? Many news outlets are reporting this week…

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Audits keep showing same flaws

I t seems we’re shutting the barn doors after the animals have gotten out, at least with regards…

Editorials

S.M. officials support chief

Congratulations to St. Martinville law enforcement leader Calder Hebert. After wearing the “interim police chief” tag since he…

Editorials

Kudos to our top students

Of nearly 14,000 students in Iberia Parish, three of them have been deemed students of the year at…

Editorials

Poll shows what most think of government

Americans aren’t happy with the way government is working for them. An Associated Press poll in the news…

Editorials

Remedy confusion on setback requests

Clearly there’s a problem in Iberia Parish that so many property owners say they are surprised to discover…

Editorials

‘None of the above’ sound OK this time?

Can we start over? Should we add to the ballot for presidential candidates a choice for “none of…