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That, incidentally, is exactly what I'd like to do to the guy in front of me--the middle manager in the middle seat babbling into his BlackBerry. I'm happy that he just sold a gross of ball bearings in Shreveport, La., but the plane has landed, and I can hardly hear the flight attendant announce, "Welcome to San Francisco, where the correct local time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Holiday Travel a Little Less Horrid | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...many to be irrelevant at best and outright failures at worst, voters may have decided that the entire electoral process is pointless. "I would contend that we're headed for a historically low turnout, which is the opposite of what we would have expected in Louisiana in 2007," says Shreveport demographer and political analyst Elliott Stonecipher. "I think one of two things is happening: Either people are so beat up and turned off that they just don't care. Or they're just biding their time. They know exactly what they're going to do. They're going to turn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Second Coming of Bobby Jindal | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...ended up choosing other locations. Adding insult to injury - an estimated $327 million in spending and 4,600 jobs - 12 of the films had Texas story lines, according to the state's film commisison. Professional crews who had settled in Austin, Dallas and Houston now found themselves working in Shreveport, where a generous Louisiana tax credit increased film industry projects by 300% in three years. "Ten years ago, we were in the top five, now we are down the list - still in the top 20," Hudgins said. "We haven't lost it yet, but this could be a make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Filming Texas in a Good Light | 7/2/2007 | See Source »

...good set of feet can take you anywhere, doesn't require a parking place, can go up and down stairs, usually comes as standard equipment on a human body, isn't likely to be stolen and is allowed on a variety of surfaces in all 50 states. Kent Judkins Shreveport, Louisiana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Risk Can We Take? | 9/8/2006 | See Source »

...good set of feet can take you anywhere, doesn't require a parking place, can go up and down stairs, usually comes as standard equipment on a human body, isn't likely to be stolen and is allowed on a variety of surfaces in all 50 states. KENT JUDKINS Shreveport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 11, 2006 | 9/3/2006 | See Source »

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