News Radio 710 KEEL » Commentary http://710keel.com Depend On It! Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Flashback Party Is Tomorrow! What's Your Favorite Decade? [POLL] http://710keel.com/the-flashback-party-is-tomorrow-whats-your-favorite-decade-poll/ http://710keel.com/the-flashback-party-is-tomorrow-whats-your-favorite-decade-poll/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:31:48 +0000 Dennis Foley http://710keel.com/?p=145224 Get ready!  This Friday Night is the Landers Fiat Flashback Party at DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City.  The event will feature New Orleans band Bag of Donuts and a costume contest.

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]]> http://710keel.com/the-flashback-party-is-tomorrow-whats-your-favorite-decade-poll/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive/Getty Online Sales Tax Plus Jindal Plan Could Mean Perfect Storm [POLL] http://710keel.com/taxing-the-internet-poll/ http://710keel.com/taxing-the-internet-poll/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:39:36 +0000 Dennis Foley http://710keel.com/?p=143379 There is talk about enacting laws requiring online shoppers to pay sales taxes to the state they live in. This would mean every online purchase you make, whether it is buying a coat from Maine-based L.L. Bean, a TV from Arkansas-based Walmart or buying from Pennsylvania-based IKEA USA, you will have to pay sales tax to your state of residence.  So, if you live in Louisiana, you pay Louisiana.  Live in Texas, you'd pay Texas.

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]]> http://710keel.com/taxing-the-internet-poll/feed/ 0 Townsquare Media Did You Watch The Grammys? http://710keel.com/watching-the-grammys-2013-in-shreveport-bossier/ http://710keel.com/watching-the-grammys-2013-in-shreveport-bossier/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:17:32 +0000 Dennis Foley http://710keel.com/?p=141132 The Grammys is a big celebration for the best music of the year where music fans get to watch some of the best performances from beloved musicians.  Everyone either watched it or are talking about it

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]]> http://710keel.com/watching-the-grammys-2013-in-shreveport-bossier/feed/ 0 Christopher Polk/Getty Images My First Mardi Gras: The Floats http://710keel.com/my-first-mardi-gras-part-4/ http://710keel.com/my-first-mardi-gras-part-4/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:13:56 +0000 Dennis Foley http://710keel.com/?p=140708 One distinctive feature of any big Mardi Gras parade is the floats.  Not only do these house the beads and the bead throwers, but these are pieces of art crafted by the groups they represent to display what they are all about

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]]> http://710keel.com/my-first-mardi-gras-part-4/feed/ 0 Townsquare Media Shreveport True Life: My First Mardi Gras, Part 1 http://710keel.com/true-life-my-first-mardi-gras-part-1/ http://710keel.com/true-life-my-first-mardi-gras-part-1/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:18:21 +0000 Dennis Foley http://710keel.com/?p=139268 This past Saturday, I got my first taste of Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Centaur parade.  I got to enjoy the parade aboard the Townsquare Media float with my colleagues from across the cluster.  Some parts of the celebration I anticipated, others, not so much

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]]> http://710keel.com/true-life-my-first-mardi-gras-part-1/feed/ 0 Mardi Gras Centaur Welcome To The Gun Range http://710keel.com/welcome-to-the-gun-range/ http://710keel.com/welcome-to-the-gun-range/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:30:45 +0000 Dennis Foley http://710keel.com/?p=134981 Welcome to the gun range, where it is more than just fun and games.  It's also about safety and learning proper technique.  But it's not much of a jungle.  It was Gun Appreciation Day and I had the opportunity to spend the morning with some guns at a gun range.  Not anything unusual, besides the fact this was my first time using a gun.

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]]> http://710keel.com/welcome-to-the-gun-range/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Massoud Rush Limbaugh and Wounded Navy SEAL Talk War, Share Mutual Hero Admiration http://710keel.com/rush-blogs-from-the-mouth-to-the-pen/ http://710keel.com/rush-blogs-from-the-mouth-to-the-pen/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:37:05 +0000 howardjhart http://710keel.com/?p=132839 Today, Rush Limbaugh shared a call from "a real live hero": Larry, a former Navy Seal, who called into the show. It's a testament to what makes this the greatest nation on the planet.

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]]> http://710keel.com/rush-blogs-from-the-mouth-to-the-pen/feed/ 0 Facebook Santorum Responds To Obama Administration Blocking Texas Voter ID Law http://710keel.com/santorum-responds-to-obama-administration-blocking-texas-voter-id-law/ http://710keel.com/santorum-responds-to-obama-administration-blocking-texas-voter-id-law/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:29:48 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=61617 Verona, PA - Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum made the following statement in reaction to the Obama Administration blocking a new Texas voter identification law.

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]]> http://710keel.com/santorum-responds-to-obama-administration-blocking-texas-voter-id-law/feed/ 0 Vitter Opposes Conference Report, Says it Doesn't Reduce Spending [Commentary] http://710keel.com/vitter-opposes-conference-report-says-it-doesnt-reduce-spending-commentary/ http://710keel.com/vitter-opposes-conference-report-says-it-doesnt-reduce-spending-commentary/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:57:01 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=31918 U.S. Sen. David Vitter made the following statement after opposing the conference report which included the ‘mini-bus’ appropriations bill.

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]]> http://710keel.com/vitter-opposes-conference-report-says-it-doesnt-reduce-spending-commentary/feed/ 0 Scott J. Ferrell, Getty Images Landrieu Funding Priorities For Louisiana Pass Senate [Commentary] http://710keel.com/landrieu-funding-priorities-for-louisiana-pass-senate-commentary/ http://710keel.com/landrieu-funding-priorities-for-louisiana-pass-senate-commentary/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:53:31 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=31915 The U.S. Senate today approved funding legislation that incorporates measures championed by United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

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]]> http://710keel.com/landrieu-funding-priorities-for-louisiana-pass-senate-commentary/feed/ 0 landrieu.senate.gov Rush Will Be Out Friday September 23rd http://710keel.com/rush-will-be-out-friday-september-23rd/ http://710keel.com/rush-will-be-out-friday-september-23rd/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:55:25 +0000 amykeller http://710keel.com/?p=17552 Rush will be out Friday, September 23rd, 2011. Mark Steyn will be the guest host.

Rush will return live on Monday, September 26th, 2011.

]]> http://710keel.com/rush-will-be-out-friday-september-23rd/feed/ 0 2011 NCAA College Football Week Two Preview http://710keel.com/2011-ncaa-college-football-week-two-preview/ http://710keel.com/2011-ncaa-college-football-week-two-preview/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:09:40 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=44661 As you might expect this time of year, there are not a lot of marquee games and only one matchup between top 25 teams (#3 Alabama vs. #23 Penn State). But there are still a lot of intriguing matchups that will start to tell us who are contenders and who are pretenders

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]]> http://710keel.com/2011-ncaa-college-football-week-two-preview/feed/ 0 Getty Images 'Understanding 9/11′ Features Complete, Archived News Broadcasts From Around the World http://710keel.com/understanding-911-news/ http://710keel.com/understanding-911-news/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:24:32 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=31253 Many television networks will no longer air the most devastating moments of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, lest it upset the families of the thousands of people who lost their lives that day.

But Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive feels that that footage is essential as a “resource for scholars, journalists, and the public,” and has archived 3,000 hours of it, along with timelines and scholarly analysis.

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]]> http://710keel.com/understanding-911-news/feed/ 0 Archive.org Will Fireworks Be Sold And Allowed To Be Used in Shreveport-Bossier This July 4th Holiday? The Answer Is Expected Friday Morning http://710keel.com/will-fireworks-be-sold-and-allowed-to-be-used-in-shreveport-bossier-this-july-4th-holiday-the-answer-is-expected-friday-morning/ http://710keel.com/will-fireworks-be-sold-and-allowed-to-be-used-in-shreveport-bossier-this-july-4th-holiday-the-answer-is-expected-friday-morning/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:57:58 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=7824 Our sources tell us that the cities of both Shreveport and Bossier City have decided not to allow the sale of fireworks this Independence Day holiday season.  That is not confirmed by city officials, however. 

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]]> http://710keel.com/will-fireworks-be-sold-and-allowed-to-be-used-in-shreveport-bossier-this-july-4th-holiday-the-answer-is-expected-friday-morning/feed/ 0 bayasaa/Flickr Louisiana US Senator Comments On President Obama's Afghanistan Speech http://710keel.com/louisiana-us-senator-comments-on-president-obamas-afghanistan-speech/ http://710keel.com/louisiana-us-senator-comments-on-president-obamas-afghanistan-speech/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:55:50 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=7720 U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement after President Obama’s address on the future of U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan:

“I'm looking at the details of this plan carefully,” said Vitter. 

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]]> http://710keel.com/louisiana-us-senator-comments-on-president-obamas-afghanistan-speech/feed/ 0 Memorable TV Dads: 10 Dads We Wish We Could Call Our Own [VIDEOS] http://710keel.com/memorable-tv-dads/ http://710keel.com/memorable-tv-dads/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:19:36 +0000 http://tsminteractive.com/?p=18047 With television sets in just about every home these days, it’s hard not to think of the fathers of TV as family members of our own.

From Homer Simpson, to Tim Taylor to Cliff Huxtable, we love TV dads for all of their charms and imperfections, and on this Father’s Day, it’s time for us to say thanks.

Below, check out our 10 favorite TV dads, fathers we wish we could call our own.

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]]> http://710keel.com/memorable-tv-dads/feed/ 0 ABC / Fox World's Ugliest Ties – 10 Ties You Shouldn't Buy Dad for Father's Day http://710keel.com/worlds-ugliest-ties/ http://710keel.com/worlds-ugliest-ties/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:10:27 +0000 Jordan Breindel http://tsminteractive.com/?p=17900 What makes a truly hideous tie? Is it the color? The shape? The presence of marine life? The truth is, there’s no one answer, which is why we’ve given you 10. It doesn’t matter how you knot it, ties don’t get much worse than this.

Check out 10 ties to avoid buying for Father’s Day.

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]]> http://710keel.com/worlds-ugliest-ties/feed/ 0 LA's Senior U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu Speaks Out On Charter Schools [Op-Ed] http://710keel.com/las-senior-u-s-senator-mary-landrieu-speaks-out-on-charter-schools-op-ed/ http://710keel.com/las-senior-u-s-senator-mary-landrieu-speaks-out-on-charter-schools-op-ed/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 23:42:26 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=6001 Celebrating Charter Schools
By Sen. Mary Landrieu

            As a parent of two precious and delightful children, I know firsthand the value of a quality education to secure their future. 

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