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Line 19: − + − Beam's columns and news releases supporting Edwards has aroused the repeated ire of the [[conservative]] [[radio]] talk show host [[Moon Griffon]], who broadcasts statewide from a station in [[Lafayette]]. Though Beam has been called a [[RINO]], "Republican in Name Only," he is in fact a registered Democrat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=95125|title=James Beam, 70607, October 1933|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref> He supported Edwards over the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, [[David Vitter]], a former [[U.S. Senator]] in the general election held in November 2015.+ − + + + + + + + + Line 34:
Line 41: − Beam is the son of Charlie C. Beam (1905-1982) and the former Carrie Welch (1906-1979). His parents and a brother, David W. Beam (1939-1992are interred at Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23192598|title=Charlie C. Beam|publisher=Oldfindagrave.com||accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>. Beam and his wife, Joann M. Beam (born November 1934) have at least two children, Joann D. Bean and Bryan Carroll Beam (born September 24, 1962), a Democratic former member of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Bryan-C-Beam/Lake%20charles-LA|title=Bryan C. Beam|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>+ − − ==References== Line 44:
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|name=James Carroll "Jim" Beam<br>
|name=James Carroll "Jim" Beam<br>
(''Lake Charles American Press'' columnist)
(''Lake Charles American Press'' retired editor and columnist)
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|birth_place=Cameron, [[Louisiana]]<br>
Long-term resident of [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]]
Long-term resident of [[Lake Charles]], Louisiana
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'''James Carroll Beam''', known as '''Jim Bean''' (born October 1933), is long-time [[newspaper]]man from [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a staunch advocate of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-beam/e41299923150|title=James Beam|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref> Beam has been affiliated with the ''Lake Charles American Press.''
'''James Carroll Beam''', known as '''Jim Bean''' (born October7, 1933), is long-time [[newspaper]]man from [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a staunch advocate of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-beam/e41299923150|title=James Beam|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref> Though since 1999 as editor of ''The Lake Charles American Press,'' he has long continued to write columns and editorials for the .<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://ereserves.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/pdfs/beam250.pdf|title=Jim Beam Biographical Sketch|publisher=Ereserves.mcneese.edu|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>
==Background==
Most beyond Lake Charles have learned of Beam through the Griffon program or the website The Hayride: Southern Politics and Culture. In 2012, ''The Hayride'' dubbed Beam "a wolf in sheep's clothing," a columnist who "hides behind the so-called mainstream mantra, when clearly [his] opinions are [[liberal]]. Bean has proposed means testing of the state Taylor Opportunity Scholarship Program, which has been a particular to the benefit of the middle class. ''The Hayride'' claimed that Beam is trying to foment [[class warfare]].
Beam is the son of Charlie C. Beam (1905-1982) and the former Carrie Welch (1906-1979). His parents and a brother, David W. Beam (1939-1992) are interred at Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23192598|title=Charlie C. Beam|publisher=Oldfindagrave.com||accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>. Beam and his wife, Joann M. Beam (born November 1934) have at least two children, Joann D. Bean and Bryan Carroll Beam (born September 24, 1962), a Democratic former member of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Bryan-C-Beam/Lake%20charles-LA|title=Bryan C. Beam|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>Though born in nearby Cameron, Beam graduated in 1951 from LaGrange High School in Lake Charles. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from McNeese State University (then College) in Lake Charles. From 1955 to 1957, he served in the [[United States Army]]. From 1958 to 1961, he was a teacher in the Calcasieu Parish public schools. In 1962, he obtained a [[Master of Arts]] in history from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He penned a thesis on U.S. Representative Arsene P. Pujo (1861-1939), a Democrat who held the since defunct 7th congressional district seat from 1903 to 1913.<ref name=bio/>
==Career==
In 1961, Beam became a reporter for ''The American Press'' and was promoted to city editor in 1965, to co-editor in 1982, and editor in 1992. Since 1975, Beam has covered the Louisiana legislature and writes regular political columns which have won awards from the Louisiana Press Association, the Louisiana-[[Mississippi]] [[Associated Press]], and the Louisiana State Medical Society. His publications include ''Positively Beaming,'' a collection of 110 of his favorite columns, and ''A Matter of Trust,'' an excerpt of his Master’s Thesis that appeared in the Fall 1994 issue of ''The Tulane Lawyer.''
In 2000, Jim Beam was selected by the Advertising and Press Club to be the first “Lake Area Legend.” Although officially retired as editor, Beam continues to covers the state legislature and write editorials for ''The American Press.''
Most beyond Lake Charles have learned of Beam through the [[Moon Griffon]] program -- Griffon is a sharp Beam critic though years earlier he had expressed admiration for the editor's independence -- or the website The Hayride: Southern Politics and Culture. In 2012, ''The Hayride'' dubbed Beam "a wolf in sheep's clothing," a columnist who "hides behind the so-called mainstream mantra, when clearly [his] opinions are [[liberal]]. Bean has proposed means testing of the state Taylor Opportunity Scholarship Program, which has been a particular to the benefit of the middle class. ''The Hayride'' claimed that Beam is trying to foment [[class warfare]].
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Until the government becomes more efficient and Louisiana’s journalists like Beam write the truth, we will only see a further expansion of liberal ideas and failed policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehayride.com/2012/12/liberal-jim-beam-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/|title=Liberal Jim Bean: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - The Hayride|publisher'=Thehayride.com|date=December 31, 2012|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>
Until the government becomes more efficient and Louisiana’s journalists like Beam write the truth, we will only see a further expansion of liberal ideas and failed policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehayride.com/2012/12/liberal-jim-beam-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/|title=Liberal Jim Bean: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - The Hayride|publisher'=Thehayride.com|date=December 31, 2012|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>
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