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"Your Voice for Traditional Families"
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January
19, 2010 | Volume 12 | Issue
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In
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Quotable
" I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson
In
our latest poll, we asked what your opinion was on the possible outcome of the destiny of the New Orleans Saints. 51 percent voted they would win the Conference Championship. 33 percent voted they would finish as Super Bowl Champions, and 15 percent voted for "First & Done".
This
week's question:
Will Scott Brown (R) Mass. prevail over Martha Coakley in the open Ted Kennedy Senate seat in Massachusetts?
Click
here to answer!
Head Start: A $150 Billion Failure
The Heritage Foundation
January
15, 2010
A new
( long overdue ) report published by the Department of Health and Human found that the $150 billion that taxpayers have “invested” in Head Start since 1965 is yielding zero lasting benefits for participating children. According to the Head Start Impact Study : “the benefits of access to Head Start at age four are largely absent by 1st grade for the program population as a whole.” The Heritage Foundation reviews the findings of the new evaluation in a forthcoming Backgrounder report. Authors David Muhlhausen and Dan Lips conclude: “Head Start has little to no effect on cognitive, socio-emotional, health, and parenting outcomes of children participating in the program.”
(Click here to read the full report. This is in "PDF" format. You will need Adobe Reader to read it. You can get Adobe Reader HERE if you do not already have it.)
Blockbuster or Lackluster?
Tax Foundation
January 14, 2010
This report finds that movie production incentives -- such as film tax credits, cash rebates, grants and select tax exemptions -- fail to spur economic growth or raise tax revenue.
Read Tax Foundation Special Report No. 173 (Click Here to read!)
Family
Facts is a weekly combo publication of
Louisiana Family Forum, "Your
Voice for Traditional Families" and LFF
Action, "Writing the Next Chapter in Louisiana
History."
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Wanted: Louisiana's Longest Married Couple
LFF Commentary
January 19, 2010
LFF is searching for Louisiana’s longest married couple! The couple will be honored in mid February at a special and memorable celebration. Submit your best entrants to info@lafamilyforum.org or call April at 800-606-6470.
Please include:
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the Entrant’s name
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the number of years married
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the location of their wedding
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their contact information
Click Here to read the full press release.
Compassion In Action: PRC
LFF Action Commentary
January 19, 2010
The recent earthquake in Haiti is reportedly the worst natural disaster in the western hemisphere in the last 200 years. The magnitude of destruction is still unfolding, but we can be sure of this: this is a time when the body of Christ has an opportunity to stand up and engage a need by shining the light of hope and the love of Jesus in Haiti.
Engage the Immediate Needs by Giving
Two main ways you can give to help:
http://prccompassion.net and http://healingplacechurch.org/haiti
Relief supplies can be dropped off at Healing Place Church. Please visit http://healingplacechurch.org/haiti for a list of acceptable items.
Help us prepare for Future Recovery and Rebuilding
PRC Chaplain Glenn Barras’s Servants of All Ministries will be our contact in this endeavor. ( http://www.servantsofallministry.com ). Glenn has been a missionary to Haiti for many years. Servants for All has an orphanage and several churches with trained evangelists there. The ministry provides the water well in their community.
Follow PRC on Twitter!
PRC’s twittername is PRC_Compassion http://twitter.com/PRC_Compassion
In moments like these, the body of Christ must work together to engage the need.
Who Dat Nation!
LFF Commentary
January 19, 2010
 They’re Back…the “Who Dat” Nation! Fully loaded, they delighted the souls of Saints fans everywhere, Saturday, by handling a capable Cardinals team (45-14). and a “Pants on the ground” fed-up, fired-up Brett Favre.
The New Orleans Saints' next objective is a classical showdown with the Minnesota Vikings. The "pants on the ground" fired up Brett Favre returns to face his "secret favorite team". The Saints will march in with a Louisiana style play hard, pray hard and work hard victory.
Geaux Saints!
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