We need to stomp down – hard – on those in our society who are, in fact, racist. It could not matter less to me, personally, whether the vicious racist attitudes are being spouted by white, black, green, or purple people - we need to publicly shame anyone who spouts this ugliness.
For instance – ABC […]
It sounds like the unbelievably complex chicken-egg problems are finally getting the best of Nagin and the Crescent City. They’re caught between a rock and a very hard place, and optimism is fading.
None of us who love New Orleans wants to accept the post-hurricane reality. What we really want is to wake […]
Before I write this, I want to say – clearly – that I have enormous admiration and respect for Eugene Robinson, the author of this morning’s Washington Post op-ed, “What Rice Can’t See”. He is a talented and thoughtful writer, and I read his work at every opportunity.
That said – his article this morning demonstrates […]
According to an editorial in this morning’s Washington Post, the US House and Senate have (separately) produced two Katrina education bills. It would be wonderful if one of these would go into action before their usefulness expires, but since they’re both designed to be temporary (expiring at the end of this school year), I […]
FEMA has backed down (sort of) from the “no guns in the FEMA trailer housing” position. From WWLTV.com
Residents can now possess and store firearms in trailer parks or other temporary housing set up for hurricane victims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under a new policy announced Monday.
Use of weapons is still prohibited in […]
Contrary to popular media opinion, the United States is not alone in ethnic or “racialâ€? community conflict. As this morning’s AP story about Saturday’s riot in Birmingham shows, even the UK has problems (although they were quick to issue a disclaimer):
“This is the work of a small number of individuals and is not a […]
Here we go – another attempt to think out of the box. From NOLA.com:
State education board to consider voucher offer
It should come as absolutely no surprise that the private schools in Orleans Parish are going to be up and running long before the public system. Nobody’s jaw will hit the floor when they discover that […]