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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Written by Cherry Fisher May
The success of women in the workforce changed the history of our country.
As we were going to press with this publication of ABiz — the annual issue in which we pay tribute to Acadiana’s women business and professional leaders — our nation was celebrating the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave women in the U.S. the right to vote. Since our state initially rejected the amendment in 1920 and didn’t get around to passing it until 1970, it’s a celebration that Louisianians technically won’t be able to observe until 2060. We weren’t the last, though; North Carolina was close behind Louisiana, finally adopting it the following year, and Mississippi was once again the caboose, making it part of its constitution in 1984. Women there get to wait another 14 years.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Written by Cherry Fisher May
After three years as a monthly supplement to The Independent Weekly,
Acadiana Business stands on its own. Welcome to ABiz.
The launch of a new or a redesigned publication is one of the most challenging ventures for any newspaper staff, but ours has handled the rebirth of Acadiana Business — now rebranded ABiz — without breaking a sweat...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Written by Cherry Fisher May
It’s time to resume drilling, safely and swiftly.
My husband Steve and I just returned from an extended trip through Turkey, Croatia and Italy, part business and part vacation. Given the disaster in the Gulf, it was a difficult time to be away, but we were able to follow the story via the Internet (including our own daily coverage on theind.com), international broadcast and print news sources. From tiny villages to big cities, we were heartened as people everywhere expressed their concern for the plight of our region, speaking mostly of endangered fishermen and wildlife. Here at home, we know the impact is even deeper and broader, as much a result of the reaction in Washington as it is of BP’s problems at the well...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Written by Cherry Fisher May
Can we really run government like a business?
When it comes to education, the answer is yes, but it’s up to us as shareholders to make it happen.
When the mantra that we should run our government the way we run our businesses first entered popular political parlance many years ago, it struck me as an odd notion. After all, businesses are free-wheeling enterprises...
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Lafayette’s vaunted fiber optic network is nearing completion. Now what?
What makes Lafayette a cool town? Last week’s cover story in The Independent Weekly explored that question from many different angles. It included a timeline of events that were turning points in our city’s evolving cool vibe, many setting the course for Lafayette’s business development. For example, in 1836 local voters passed a bond issue to build roads to outlying towns in neighboring parishes, establishing Lafayette as the Hub City of Acadiana. In 1883, the railroad came to town, a seminal event for any community of that era but especially for Lafayette, where the Vermilion River was not navigable for major commerce. ...
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