Articles written by Carroll Trosclair

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Auto Industry Turnaround in WWII Even Greater Than 2011 Recovery
Manufacturers quit making cars during World War II and instead produced the greatest military arsenal in history.
Mar 14, 2012 - Carroll Trosclair
Is Ron Paul a 21st Century Charles Lindbergh?
The Texas Congressman's isolationist politics are reminiscent of the neutrality policies that Lindbergh advocated before World War II
Feb 23, 2012 - Carroll Trosclair
College Coaches Trapped in BCS Computer Scoring Mess
LSU coach Les Miles criticized for taking a knee against Ole Miss and for kicking a field goal against Arkansas in the last minutes of those games.
Nov 26, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
LSU vs Alabama: Greatest Game or Hype of the Century
The nation's two top teams seldom clash in mid-season, but there's no guarantee that either will reach the BCS final. Or that it will even be a good game.
Nov 1, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Shocked Sooners Face Unbeaten Kansas State in Big 12 Showdown
With LSU, Alabama and Boise State all idle, the Halloween spotlight falls on tough matches for Oklahoma, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Clemson and Stanford
Oct 25, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Wisconsin Carries Big Ten Conference Hopes In BCS Rankings
Badger battle with Michigan State tops college football's Week 8 lineup. LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and rest of Top 10 expected to win again..
Oct 18, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
College Football's Disappearing Upsets
Where have all the upsets gone in college football? The top ten just keep on winning and probably will do so again this weekend. Why?
Oct 11, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Oklahoma-Texas Shootout Highlights Weekend Football Action
The Red River classic is one of the game's greatest rivalries and will again impact the national championship. Here's what's coming up this weekend.
Oct 3, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Another Alabama-Florida Classic Ushers in October Football
The renewal of the great SEC rivalry even tops the October 1 battle between Wisconsin and Nebraska. Here's the background on the Tide and Seminoles.
Sep 28, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Philadelphia's Andy Reid Started 2011 With Most Victories in NFL
Bill Belichick of New England had second most wins and second best winning percentage. Here are other stats for current National Football League coaches.
Sep 9, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
NFL's Last Exhibition Games Begging for Fan Lawsuits
The final matchups of the preseason are National Football League mockeries of the game, in which teams play with their hands tied to the benches.
Sep 5, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
The Help: Moving Drama But A Bit Too Stereotyped for Credibility
The movie based on Kathryn Stockett's best selling book is about women, segregation, insensitivity and bravery. But it casts too wide a shadow. Here's why
Aug 27, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Presidential Campaign Coverage Sidetracked by Media Whining
When the shoving of a reporter gets blown into a national story, what does it say for the coverage we can expect in the 2012 presidential campaign?
Aug 18, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Tiger Woods Golf Generation Appears Over the Hill
The 2011 PGA Championship may have signaled a changing of the guard in professional golf.
Aug 15, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Oklahoma & Most Top Teams Should Breeze in College Season Openers
Notre Dame, Boise State, LSU and Oregon face biggest challenges in the Labor Day weekend. Alabama could become No. 1 if Sooners don't stomp Tulsa.
Jul 30, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Besides Auburn, Who Were the Top College Football Teams of 2010?
The major polls agreed unanimously on Auburn and generally on TCU, Oregon and Stanford, but after that they differed widely on the other top teams of 2010.
Jul 29, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
To Reggie Bush: Farewell. It's Been Fun. Better luck in Miami.
A longtime Saints fan says farewell to Reggie Bush as the celebrated USC running back heads to Miami after a mostly disappointing five years in New Orleans.
Jul 28, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Glenn Beck Could Find Youth Learning Politics in Washington D.C.
The talk show host generated a new controversy by comparing Norway's youth camp, where dozens of people were killed, to Hitler's youth camps.
Jul 27, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Oregon, LSU Battle Sept. 3 for at Least a Top 3 National Ranking
Here's a look at the LSU Tiger-Oregon Ducks battle in the first week of the 2011 college football season. Both teams are now ranked in the nation's top 4.
Jul 24, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
New Orleans Museum Celebrates 100 Years with Where Y'Art Parties
The New Orleans Museum of Art centennial celebration features African art, 100 new museum acquisitions, a new book and Friday night dance parties.
Jun 26, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Memphis & New Orleans Tourist Spots Spared by River Flooding
Mississippi casinos begin reopening after overflowing river forces them close for days. Vicksburg & Natchez promote great views of river from high bluffs.
May 18, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Mobile Area Offers Fans 21 Golf Courses and Sports Art Museum
The Alabama coastal town also attracts sports fans to Hank Aaron Stadium and offers history buffs Fort Conde and several downtown museums.
Apr 28, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
The USS Alabama and Bellingrath Gardens Top Mobile Attractions
Visitors can board a WWII battleship and a WWII submarine at the USS Alabama Memorial Park. Bellingrath offers 65 acres of floral and aquatic beauty.
Apr 22, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Major League Baseball Offers 5 Teams to Fans in Southern States
Astros, Braves, Marlins, Rays and Texans provide family fun worth traveling to see, but do some planning to control the prices and avoid some of the hassel.
Apr 14, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
When Does a Chef Become More Restaurateur Than Chef?
Running several restaurants challenges a chef's ablility to provide sufficient creativity and quality control to satisfy customers in each establishment.
Apr 6, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Atlanta and 31 Other Southern Airports in the U. S. Top 100
Here are the South's 32 busiest airports. The FAA says 8 are in Florida and 6 are in Texas; Greensboro and Savannah showed the biggest gains in 2009.
Apr 4, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Freedom Riders Returning to Mississippi for 50th Anniversary
This year's reunion in Jackson is expected to dramatize changes in the South since the Freedom Rides of the 1950s. Here are the program highlights.
Mar 29, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
JFK, Nothing But the Truth Movies Likely to Be Taken as Facts
Here are 6 differences between the facts and the movie takeoff on the outing of Valerie Plame as a CIA agent. Will the film version win out as the truth?
Mar 28, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Little Rock and Norfolk Museums Honor General Douglas MacArthur
Sixty years ago, the 5-star general was relieved of his Korean command , setting off a national debate on American foreign policy and military control.
Mar 26, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
The Grand Old Girls: Taylor, Gabor, White, Reynolds & Streisand
Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Betty White, Debbie Reynolds and Barbra Streisand returned to the headlines, recalling an era of 20th Century celebrities
Mar 24, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
United Football League: Who's That in the NFL Lockout Shadows?
The UFL prepares for its third season as the NFL contemplates no 2011 season. Dennis Green, Jim Fassel and Jim Haslett were there before Jerry Glanville.
Mar 23, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Travolta & Hackman Left a Couple of Messages on Get Shorty
Danny DeVito, spicy Bette Midler and red-haired Rene Russo rounded out the all star comedy cast, but they never came up to the movie's "R" rating.
Mar 20, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Toledo Bend: Largemouth Bass Fishing, Golf, Camping and Hiking
The recreational area on the Louisiana-Texas border also invites swimming, bird watching, boating, canoeing and visits to beautiful Hodges Gardens.
Mar 15, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Aging, Mellowing John Mellencamp and No Better Than This
Music critics say the rock and roll hall of famer is still going strong, updating old favorites and mixing them with new songs like "No One Cares About Me"
Mar 8, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Skyline Drive: The Road Through the Shenandoah Park Paradise
Virginia's national park in the Blue Ridge Mountains lures campers, hikers, bird watchers, history buffs, bicyclists, horseback riders and nature lovers.
Mar 7, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Animated Characters Replacing Celebrities in Commercials?
Today's commercials seem dominated by talking animals and animated characters such as the GEICO gekco, the AFLAC duck and the Chick-fil-A cows.
Mar 4, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Owensboro Lures Visitors With Barbecue and Bluegrass Festivals
International Bar-B-Q Festival in May features burgoo and mutton. Bluegrass Festival in June brings in stars such as EmmyLou Harris, and Steve Martin.
Mar 2, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
I Love Baja. Mikel Miller's Book About the Mexican Peninsula
It's not intended as a travel guide, but the book provides valuable insights for people planning visits or life in the Mexican peninsula below San Diego
Feb 24, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
New Orleans French Quarter Fest Draws Half Million in April
800 local musicians offer 4 days of free music, including jazz, Zydeco, classical and New Orleans Funk, along with crawfish eating and riverside dancing.
Feb 22, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
2011 Memphis in May will Feature 35th Annual Beale St. Music Fest
Festival will also include a salute to Belgium, a $100K barbecue contest, music by the Bar-Kays and a sunset concert on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Feb 19, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Tulsa and Oklahoma City To Host 12 Performances of Aluminum Show
The show is internationally acclaimed as a blend of dancing, acrobatics,visual theater and humor designed to bring aluminum to life for family entertainment
Feb 11, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
North Carolina Lures Visitors With Surprising Craft Brewery Tours
The state promotes its growth of craft breweries and calls Asheville "Beer City USA." Charlotte celebrates Beer Week and the breweries produce unique beers.
Jan 31, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
West Virginia's New River Gorge National River & Awesome Bridge
"Grand Canyon of the East" offers stunning scenery, white water rafting and fishing. The park hosts hikers, picnickers, cyclers, campers and history buffs
Jan 30, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
New Orleans Restaurant Books: From Antoine's to Emeril's
Here are some of the books, many of them packed with recipes, that have helped make New Orleans cuisine famous. Most were written by celebrated chefs.
Jan 28, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Quint Davis Says 2011 New Orleans Jazz Fest Could Be Best Yet
A Haitian culture celebration and over 600 performers, including Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Jimmy Buffett and Bon Jovi, are lined up for the two weekends.
Jan 25, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Hot Springs, Arkansas: National Park, Horse Racing and Hot Baths
The Ozarks town attracts world-wide visitors with one of America's best thoroughbred race tracks, thermal spring waters and an authentic historic district.
Jan 18, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Late Mardi Gras: A Natural Attraction for 2011 Spring Break
The March 8 Fat Tuesday celebration also increases chances of warm weather in New Orleans and other carnival centers along the Gulf Coast.
Jan 13, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail: A Unique Travel Treat
The RTJ Trail is a dream for low handicappers and duffers, a chance to traverse Alabama for a week, playing a round or two at a different course each day.
Jan 4, 2011 - Carroll Trosclair
Updated iPhone App Brings Out the Best of Charleston, S.C.
Writer Liz Rennie and Sutro Media have packed volumes of easily managed information, a superb map and 850 photographs into the Charleston Essential Guide.
Dec 31, 2010 - Carroll Trosclair
Gulf Coast States Provide America's Newest Disaster Tours
Dark tourism or not, tourists are still visiting the wreckage left in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama by Hurricane Katrina and its accompanying floods.
Dec 23, 2010 - Carroll Trosclair
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