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Category: Opinion

The Haunted St. Tammany Sheriff’s Race
Opinion

The Haunted St. Tammany Sheriff’s Race

The general consensus among those that are inclined to consider the existence of ghosts is that an entity will be restless when there is unsettled business, or when justice has not been served.

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A Hierarchy of Underpaid Wizards
Opinion

A Hierarchy of Underpaid Wizards

You’re Suggesting A Hierarchy of Organizations 2019 finishes up the 7th year that the Covington Weekly has been in downtown Covington.  Five of those

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Broken Trust by Nick Tranchina
Opinion

Broken Trust by Nick Tranchina

We as a community want to trust our leaders and believe they have our best interest in mind and will do the right thing when no one is looking. That is really a simple expectation and not far fetched – Right?

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Whatever Happened to the Kids on the Milk Carton?  Human Trafficking as an Institutional Problem – Opinion
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Whatever Happened to the Kids on the Milk Carton? Human Trafficking as an Institutional Problem – Opinion

The main issue with uncovering trafficking operations is that in many cases, it is discovered that people in official positions are helping to facilitate the operations.

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Reed/Strain Legacy Demands Re-examination of Arrests and Convictions
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Reed/Strain Legacy Demands Re-examination of Arrests and Convictions

Editor’s Note/Response to D.A. Montgomery’s Press Release with regard to former Sheriff Strain’s Arrest. Louisiana is identified as a prison state, evidenced by the

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STP Candidate for Sheriff Files Ethics Complaint Against Incumbent

The parish government is no stranger to skirting ethics laws, as Covington Weekly has reported in the past with legislation written by former Representative Tim Burns exempting parish council members from state ethics laws in place to prevent conflicts of interest.

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Opinion:  ITEP Problematic, Free Market Vs. Interventionism
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Opinion: ITEP Problematic, Free Market Vs. Interventionism

Recently, the Industrial Tax Exemption Program is in the news. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP.org) in “Tax Incentives: Costly

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Covington Mayor’s Race 2019:  S & W
Local News Opinion

Covington Mayor’s Race 2019: S & W

Covington’s front running candidates for mayor are Mark Johnson, Rick Smith and Candace Watkins. A few weeks ago, Covington Weekly ran a recap on

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Three Rivers Art Festival Suggestion Box
Opinion Shop Local

Three Rivers Art Festival Suggestion Box

While the Three Rivers Art Festival is a fine event that brings revenue to the City and Downtown, there are a few minor details

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Stirrings by Beverly Hobbs Shea
Featured Posts General Opinion

Stirrings by Beverly Hobbs Shea

I love the honesty of country songs. Raw emotion, shared with an audience of neutrality, ignites a hidden spark and moves us quickly from

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What We Think We See
Featured Posts General Opinion

What We Think We See

By Beverly Hobbs Shea There’s a line in a popular country song that goes “I can’t un-see it.” How simple but how true and

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Social Media Watch:  Rural Hwy Traffic Safety
Featured Posts General Local News Opinion

Social Media Watch: Rural Hwy Traffic Safety

Editor’s Note: Safe and conscientious driving is an issue very close to Covington Weekly. Our personal opinion is that it should be illegal to

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St. Tammany Parish Can’t Color Within the Lines
Opinion

St. Tammany Parish Can’t Color Within the Lines

The HUD Office of Inspector General released a report detailing the deficiencies found in the administration of funds by the St. Tammany Parish Government

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Culture
Featured Posts General Opinion

Culture

by Beverly Hobbs Shea Culture is a word that’s been over-used and, frankly, has been relegated to connote a collective mentality that is typically

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Can Industrial Hemp Save Louisiana?
General Healthy Living Opinion

Can Industrial Hemp Save Louisiana?

In the nola.com article “Toxic sites in Louisiana: 15 of the state’s most polluted places” (Feb. 2017), Scott Threlkeld details several areas of environmental

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Blind Faith & Informed Decisions
General Local News Opinion

Blind Faith & Informed Decisions

When I was younger and asked questions, I remember being told to have faith in the (political) process, and also in our elected officials,

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Why St. Tammany Parish is in Need of an Inspector General
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Why St. Tammany Parish is in Need of an Inspector General

The St. Tammany Parish Government has talked the public out of an Office of Inspector General for over a decade, but they will try

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Justice Center Tax Vote – B. Charles Goodwin
Opinion

Justice Center Tax Vote – B. Charles Goodwin

In our research, we have found many areas of spending that can better be used to fund the justice center than their present uses.

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BGR Examines Tammany Tax Proposals
Local News Opinion

BGR Examines Tammany Tax Proposals

On March 2, 2018, BGR released “On The Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Sales Tax Renewals, March 24, 2018”. On March 24, St. Tammany voters

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Women, Men & Trauma:  Time For A Reformation
Featured Posts General Healthy Living Opinion

Women, Men & Trauma: Time For A Reformation

by Lindsay Reed This past World Cancer Day (February 4) inspired me to consider the environment(s) contributing to emotional and physical health, and how

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