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		<title>LOUISIANA CUTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Jindal’s Version of Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.rongcheek.com/2009/03/25/louisiana-cuts-in-higher-education-jindal%e2%80%99s-version-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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On April 27, the legislative session begins to work out the state’s new budget. Once again, with reduced state revenues the Legislature plans to cut funding for higher education. After Katrina, based on declining state revenues the budget for Louisiana higher education was cut six percent. This time the cut in funding to higher education [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=71&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Jindal: Less Rhetoric, Less Travel and More Economic Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rocked by Hurricane Katrina, corruption, and “good ole boy” politics, Louisiana elected Governor-elect Bobby Jindal in 2007. He promised change in the way Louisiana politics had historically been run. Governor Jindal’s platform promised ethics, accountability, fairness, and an open government truly transparent to the voters of Louisiana.  The voters of Louisiana overwhelmingly voted for and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=68&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Groceries on the Table: Louisiana’s Answer to the Economic Downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We can’t turn on the TV, open a newspaper, or listen to the radio without being bombarded with what our politicians call the “Economic Downturn.” They use this crisis as stage time to posture, pontificate, point fingers and in general look for someone to blame for this economic nightmare. If we talk to the Republicans, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=48&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New ULL President and a Time to Look Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the search for a new president at ULL I stepped forward and said the things I felt needed to be said. These same thoughts were on the minds of many at the university and in the community. For me, it was not about the individual candidates, but rather about the process. I, like many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=41&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Demand a Future for Our Children – In Louisiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a college professor, I teach primarily graduating seniors and graduate students. In my first class each semester I have students introduce themselves, tell the class where they are from, their major, and finally since graduation is just around the corner, “What will they do when they grow up?” While there are a few nervous [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=40&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We’ve “Let the Good Times Roll” &#8211; Now We Pay the Price As Our Kids (&amp; Grandchildren) Live Elsewhere</title>
		<link>http://blog.rongcheek.com/2007/11/29/we%e2%80%99ve-%e2%80%9clet-the-good-times-roll%e2%80%9d-now-we-pay-the-price-as-our-kids-grandchildren-live-elsewhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was born in northern Louisiana, raised in southern Louisiana, and now work in southwest Louisiana. So for all practical purposes, I guess you could say, I am a &#8220;good ole Louisiana boy!&#8221; Last week my youngest daughter came into town from California for a wedding shower. She was one of eight bridesmaids giving a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=39&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ULL President Anointment Time – The Bright Lights Come On, Search Committee Runs for Cover</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s see if we can get the timeline straight – that is from the UL System perspective. Governor Blanco announces in March she will not seek reelection. In late April Dr. Ray Authement, longtime ULL president announces his retirement. The UL System begins a nationwide, intense search to find the new, innovative leader for ULL. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=37&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Anoint the University President – Then Conduct the Nationwide Search, Just Making Gumbo in Louisiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louisiana has its own unique way of doing things. Historians describe Huey Long&#8217;s eccentric activities as the &#8220;Louisiana Hayride.&#8221; The 21st century version of Huey&#8217;s Louisiana Hayride at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) is called a nationwide search for a university president. ULL (remember it&#8217;s in Louisiana) has taken the gumbo approach in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=36&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jindal Elected on Platform of Change: Does He Define Change as Loading His Administration with Good Ole Boys, Term-Limited Legislatures, &amp; the Rich</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems like it was only a few weeks ago that we heartily endorsed Bobby Jindal’s platform of ethical reform and change from the old ways in Baton Rouge. His platform promised change in the way Louisiana politics have historically been run. Yet as he puts together his organization, it appears that his model for change [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=34&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Honeymoon Over for Jindal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For newly-elected Governor Bobby Jindal, getting 54% of the popular vote for an unprecedented first primary win was the easy part. The tough job will be convincing the state legislatures to buy into his vision of for change. Jindal&#8217;s vision should be fairly easy to accomplish. Driving change will be fairly simple. All that will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.rongcheek.com&blog=1883858&post=29&subd=rongcheek&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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