Por: The Advocate Opinion November 16, 2022
The St. Tammany Public School System should be ashamed.The recent decision to of critical race theory in schools is one that is not only politically motivated but clearly comes through a lens of ignorance about America's past.As a history teacher of over a decade, I am well aware of the triumphs and tragedies of this country's history. Our students deserve to know about it all, including the various perspectives that have existed in... + full article
The Advocate USA Opinion December 13, 2022
Your Dec. 4 front-page story on the “crusade” was chilling, especially to the “free speech” the crusaders allegedly hold so dear. As a St. Tammany resident, a retired lawyer and a gay rights activist, I support the decisions of the Parish Library Board and commend them... + más
Letters: CRT would pollute Tammany schools. The board was right to oppose it. | The Advocate
St. Tammany Parish library system at center of furor over children's access to explicit material | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Opinion December 06, 2022
What began as a handful of complaints this summer about LGBTQ Pride Month displays in several St. Tammany Parish public libraries has mushroomed into a against what critics say is the intentional exposure of children to pornography and pedophilia in the parish library... + más
Jeff Landry wades into library controversies, suggesting need for law on sexual material | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime December 02, 2022
Authorities on Thursday formally identified the second victim of a shocking double homicide in Covington in which both bodies were .During a news conference at the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office in Lacombe, they said the body of Ruth Prats, 73, had been positively... + más
As Covington mourns, details emerge in double homicide. Routine call ended with burned bodies. | The Advocate
Changes coming for downtown Covington, from Southern Hotel expansion to boutique bowling | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Opinion December 01, 2022
I respond to the author of a recent letter who supported St. Tammany Parish banning .The letter writer makes erroneous claims about critical race theory. I am increasingly frustrated by people professing to know what CRT is when they did not go to law school or graduate school,... + más
No Corps levee for Eden Isles, but state offers alternative | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business November 25, 2022
A 16-month review of a proposed $4 billion Army Corps of Engineers plan to reduce flood risk in St. Tammany Parish is still not likely to include 100-year levee protection for Eden Isles and other small communities just south or east of Slidell, the project manager for the plan... + más
This $100,000 Golf Adventure Takes You Through Europe On a Luxury Cruise Ship | Forbes
Florida sheriff warns of possible flooding from levee breach in Sarasota County | NBC News
The Advocate USA Opinion November 21, 2022
I had to comment on the in the opinion section Nov. 15 titled Tammany shouldn’t hide country’s racist past.The author wrote that politics caused the St. Tammany public school board “to ban the teaching of critical race theory, it should be embarrassed, and it was done... + más
Letters: St. Tammany writer is wrong about critical race theory | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Opinion October 26, 2022
The account in The Times-Picayune titled “Tammany schools back incentives to lure special education teachers” by Joni Hess contains a statement by Kimberly Gardner, assistant superintendent in St. Tammany Parish schools, that warrants further discussion.When referring to the... + más
The power of the pencil | The Boston Globe
Who were the real-life The Watcher suspects? From neighbors to gamers | Newsweek
About iurex | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer |