Jim Brown

England

Freelance Writer at Freelance

CCFC Historian, Archivist and former chairman of CCFC Former Players Association. CCFC supporter since 1962. Big fan of Neil Young and 1970s Rock.

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Articles

Why We Are Where We Are

1 week ago | probationmatters.blogspot.com | Jim Brown

Yet again thanks go to ace sleuth 'Getafix for pointing us in direction of this article published yesterday by Yorkshire Bylines:-Safe for all? How austerity wrecked the probation serviceAusterity broke it: the probation service in England and Wales is now rated “inadequate” after years of cuts, chaos and failed privatisation Who would be a probation officer? Long hours, complex work and some of the most challenging clients imaginable.
Why Should Louisiana Have Levee Districts At All?

1 month ago | plaqueminesgazette.com | Jim Brown

Louisiana’s governor is proposing he take over all levee districts in the state with him doing the appointing. Board members of several large levee boards are crying foul, and charge that flood protection will suffer and emergency responses will slow down. Louisiana has twenty-three levee boards that cover the state’s waterways from the Arkansas border to the Gulf of Mexico. But here’s th... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
PEACE & JUSTICE

1 month ago | thestbernardvoice.com | Jim Brown

Subhead Why Should Louisiana Have Levee Districts At All? Louisiana’s governor is proposing he take over all levee districts in the state with him doing the appointing. Board members of several large levee boards are crying foul, and charge that flood protection will suffer and emergency responses will slow down. Louisiana has twenty-three levee boards that cover the state’s waterways from the Arkansas border to the Gulf of Mexico. But here’s th...
PEACE & JUSTICE

1 month ago | plaqueminesgazette.com | Jim Brown

Subhead Campaign Contributions And LA Judges! Is Louisiana a judicial hellhole where decisions by state judges are influenced by campaign contributions? Apparently, the Louisiana legislature and business lobbying groups think so. In recent legislative sessions, laws were passed taking away the authority of state judges to make decisions involving small claims above $10,000. Evidently elected judges often do not make fair decisions. Or at l...
PEACE & JUSTICE

1 month ago | thestbernardvoice.com | Jim Brown

Subhead Campaign Contributions And LA Judges! Is Louisiana a judicial hellhole where decisions by state judges are influenced by campaign contributions? Apparently, the Louisiana legislature and business lobbying groups think so. In recent legislative sessions, laws were passed taking away the authority of state judges to make decisions involving small claims above $10,000. Evidently elected judges often do not make fair decisions. Or at l...
Louisiana And The Turmoil In The Catholic Church!

1 month ago | plaqueminesgazette.com | Jim Brown

We all know that there is a crisis in the Catholic Church right now. Allegations of sexually abusive clergy are pouring in worldwide. Unfortunately, the roots of this terrible tragedy engulfing the Catholic Church have strong ties to the Bayou Sate. Here's how National Public Radio in Minnesota titled their investigative story on sexual abuse by priests: “It All Began in Lafayette, Louisiana.... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Bennett Johnston-A Special Politician!

2 months ago | plaqueminesgazette.com | Jim Brown

As is the case in just about any profession, you will find members who are either work horses, or show horses. That is certainly true with those who go into the field of politics. Particularly those coming from the state of Louisiana. If you make a list of all of the successful elected officials from the Bayou State, one of the least flamboyant yet most successful on the national scene was U.S.... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
PEACE & JUSTICE

2 months ago | thestbernardvoice.com | Jim Brown

Subhead Bennett Johnston-A Special Politician! As is the case in just about any profession, you will find members who are either work horses, or show horses. That is certainly true with those who go into the field of politics. Particularly those coming from the state of Louisiana. If you make a list of all of the successful elected officials from the Bayou State, one of the least flamboyant yet most successful on the national scene was U.S....
LIVING AND DYING IN LOUISIANA

2 months ago | thestbernardvoice.com | Jim Brown

Subhead LIVING AND DYING IN LOUISIANA It’s been a number of years since the death penalty was carried out in Louisiana. A vicious rapist and killer, a fellow named Jesse Hoffman, was put to death at Angola State prison just two weeks ago. I can look back 21 years ago, as I witnessed the highs and lows of life and death here in the Bayou State.It was a cool Tuesday evening, and I was leaving a reception for former congressm... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
THE CASE FOR A NEW LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION

2 months ago | plaqueminesgazette.com | Jim Brown

Here we go again. Voters will soon be asked to consider changing the state constitution. Every time Louisiana has an election, it seems like there is an effort to change what is one of the longest constitutions of any state in the country.The Governor is hollering that the financial sky is falling and the state is in dire fiscal straits. Legislators protest that their hands are tied by t... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.