A measure that would impose a fee of 2 cents per month on cell phones to assist the hearing impaired seemed likely to sail through the Louisiana House Tuesday afternoon. After all, it would cost each cell phone user less than a quarter for a year.

Today's theme, at least in New Orleans, is out with the old and in with the new. The Hornets lost to the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night to end a dismal 27-55 season, but on Thursday morning the New Orleans Pelicans are undefeated and looking skyward. At midnight, the Hornets turned into a pumpkin likely to be returned to Charlotte, and Tom Benson's new Pelicans franchise officially opened for business.

In the aftermath of the successful mission by the elite Navy Seal Team 6 to kill Osama Bin Laden, President Obama started to claim that “Al Qaeda is on the path to defeat.” Others in his administration boasted that the tide was turning against the terrorists in their struggle against the West.

The explosion of two bombs yesterday at the Boston Marathon points out once again that we live in a dangerous world.  The attack was not committed with guns or AK47’s or high capacity magazines.  The attack was committed with explosive devices that injured, maimed, or killed countless innocent people.  Those near the explosions who survived now have their lives changed forever.