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  RANT: Do you think the Saints bounty punishments are fair?

  

  Posted 2:07 PM 5/2/2012 by KATC

  New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished Wednesday for participating in the team's cash-for-hits bounty system. Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, was suspended for (More)

  
  

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  If Jindal had proposed Education Reform before last fall's election, would you have voted for him?

  

  Posted 2:31 PM 4/5/2012 by KATC

  If Governor Jindal had proposed his Education Reform Overhaul Plan before last fall's election, would you have voted for his re-election. Why or why not?

  Send your thoughts, opinions, et cetera, to hoyt.harris@katctv.com. Your opinion could be included in THE RANT on Acadiana's NewsChannel at 10 tonight.

   

  
  

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  Ordinance to limit the age of mobile homes

  

  Posted 2:41 PM 4/3/2012 by KATC

  Agree or disagree? Should city councils pass ordinances to limit the age of mobile homes in the city? The latest city to pass an ordinance is Abbeville. Mobile homes 15 years and older will no longer be allowed to move into the city. The reason is to beautify the city and force people already living in mobile homes to upkeep them.

   

   

   

   

  
  

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  Catholic school teacher fired after becoming pregnant through artificial insemination

  

  Posted 12:33 PM 4/3/2012 by AP

  The Archdiocese of Cincinnati fires a Catholic school teacher after she became pregnant through artificial insemination. That teacher is now suing.  The archdiocese says the single woman violated Catholic church doctrine by using artificial insemination. What do you think?

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  Dick Cheney's heart transplant sparks debate: Was he too old?

  

  Posted 2:33 PM 3/26/2012 by AP

  Dick Cheney is recovering today after undergoing heart transplant surgery. The former vice president has a history of heart problems... now the 71 yearold's transplant sparking a debate over how old is too old to get a new heart?

  CHICAGO - Doctors say it is unlikely that former Vice (More)

  
  

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  Too Many Tours?

  

  Posted 3:05 PM 3/22/2012 by KATC

  Robert Bales, a staff sergeant, is expected to be charged this week in the March 11 killings of nine children and seven other civilians, who were gunned down in a late-night rampage in Afghanistan.

  KATC viewer "Lee" "I'm in the Army and I've been deployed only once and OMG all the (More)

  
  

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  Bill proposes voters have the right to decide on traffic cameras

  

  Posted 11:04 AM 2/28/2012 by Tonya LaCoste

  A state senator is proposing a bill that would allow voters to decide if they want traffic cameras in their city before cameras are installed. In cities where traffic cameras already exist, Senator Danny Martiny's bill would stop local governments from collecting fines until the issue is put on a public ballot. If the bill gets lawmakers' approval and Governor Jindal's signature, it would become law by January 1, 2013.

   

  
  

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  RANT: Twitter Feud Between Lambert & Brown

  

  Posted 10:23 AM 2/20/2012

  From ABC News:  Miranda Lambert and Chris Brown have been battling in a public Twitter feud since (More)

  
  

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  NJ gov strongly defends lowering flags for Houston

  

  Posted 1:29 PM 2/16/2012 by AP

  What do you think about this?? Should flags in Houston's home state be flown at half-staff in her honor? Send your comments to hoyt.harris@katctv.com.

  --------------------------------NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie has strongly defended his decision to have flags flown at (More)

  
  

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  RANT: Valentine's Day

  

  Posted 6:28 PM 2/14/2012

  With so many people celebrating today, possibly just as many despise February 14th. Some single people feel Valentine's Day is the worst day of the year. Your thoughts? It'll be the subject of the RANT, tonight at 10:00.