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New Orleans ca. January 2007

May 23, 2011

I started Back Of Town.  So, I love Treme, but simultaneously harbor a small fear that New Orleans and its post-Katrina history will henceforth be viewed solely through the lens of the show. The story must be told. It’s just a television show. The story is told very well in this tv show for the [...]

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Day 45 More Connect The Dots Links

June 3, 2010

Financial Times The containment effort on the surface, [BP CEO Tony Hayward] said, had been “very successful” in keeping oil away from the coast. “Considering how big this has been, very little has got away from us.” Washington Post | As the oil spill spreads, BP battles to contain the media “There’s going to be, [...]

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Day 45 Links

June 3, 2010

BP Chief: Company Never Had the Tools to Address Oil Leak “What is undoubtedly true is that we did not have the tools you would want in your tool-kit,” [CEO Tony] Hayward told the Financial Times. But didn’t BP tell feds it could handle oil spill 60 times larger than Deepwater Horizon? In its 2009 [...]

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Day 1248: This Has Gotten To Us

January 26, 2009

NOLA.com | New Orleans breeds bold killers: half of murders occur in daytime NOLA.com | As the murder scenes move ever closer to his front door, a father weighs love for the city against responsibility to family I live on a beautiful, oak-lined avenue in Mid-City that my wife and I love. Neighbors are acquainted [...]

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Day 1231: Police Shootings – What’s Going On Here?

January 9, 2009

1. NOLA.com | Ministers demand justice in killing of Adolph Grimes III Orleans Parish Coroner Frank Minyard has said Grimes was hit 14 times, with twelve of the bullets striking him from behind. 2. Reason | Murder In Oakland Oscar Grant, the 22-year-old butcher’s apprentice shot by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police (BART) on New [...]

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November 26, 2008

Am I the only one who thinks a big enough deal is not being made in American media about New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley’s irresponsible words and actions and JEEZUS CHRIST CHENEY AND GONZALES HAVE BEEN INDICTED (and I just found out on a Daily Show rerun)??!?!  When I asked him if what our [...]

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Day 1186: Obviously The Chemicals They Add Upstream

November 25, 2008

Reuters | New Orleans has highest U.S. city crime rate: report Times-Picayune: [Police Chief Warren] Riley repeatedly criticized the study as being a money-maker for CQ Press, which examined statistics for six major types of crime in nearly 400 cities and found that, with more than 19,000 incidents of crime last year, New Orleans ranked [...]

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Day 1159: Cannizzaro Or Capitelli?

October 29, 2008

D and I want to know which of these guys to vote for as the next District Attorney of New Orleans and why.  Help us out. Tweet

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Day 1137: The Mean Streets Of Madison

October 7, 2008

While in Madison, Wisconsin a couple of weeks back, a female student at the geology department responsibly warned me to stay on main arteries while walking back to the hotel and to avoid side streets. “There have been a number of assaults on campus lately.” My response: “Thanks for your concern, but I live in New [...]

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Day 1092: Live From Rising Tide 3 – Politics Panel

August 23, 2008

Adrastos moderates a politics panel that includes Greg Peters (*groan* oops, I mean *cheer*), Brian Denzer, Gordon Russell from the Times-Picayune, Ethan Brown and our very own “queen of the universe,” Dangerblond! Who’s going to / whom do you want to run for Mayor? Boos for Jackie Clarkson and Rob Couhig. Yay for Karen Carter, [...]

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