January 2012 Archive
By James Ridgeway Guest Columnist In her remarkable book The Coming of Age, Simone de Beauvoir observed that fear of aging and death drives younger people to view their elders as a ... The Hard Truth…The Cult of 2012
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Columnist First, let me acknowledge that I could be absolutely wrong. Wouldn’t be the first time. In December of this year, the world as we know it COULD ... The New Council Ordinance
U.S. Constitution Prohibits Bills of Attainder. To fully grasp the scope of the intent of this U.S. Constitutional Provision, Art. I- Sect. 9.1, a summary of Federalist Paper #44- James ... Imagine a year like this!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist 2011 was not been the best of years for many in our country, but there is hope for 2012. Imagine a year where ... Whistlin’ Dixie
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton. Hard times there are still not forgotten, look away, look away, look away, look away. It’s Antebellum ... As Jindal starts 2nd term, expanding vouchers to be focus
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer At the December orientation for new Louisiana legislators, a seemingly innocuous education seminar became a screaming match. New BESE member Kira Orange Jones had just joined the majority ... St. Bernard Parish complies with federal judge’s order to clear way for mixed-income apartments
On December 22 of any loans for bad credit last year, U.S. District Court Judge Helen Berrigan ordered St. Bernard Parish to issue occupancy certificates for four mixed-income housing developments ... Six Years later…Family Still can’t move back into ‘new’ home.
By Bob Butler and Jessica Williams thelensnola.org Each day, after wrapping up work as a streetcar operator, Kisa Holmes drives by to check on the house she bought in the Upper 9th ... Parishes find resources for holiday tree recycling
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer If you can take the time to remove all tinsel and sparkle from your holiday tree, Orleans and nearby parishes will send it to a bayou for ... Cyclists and pedestrians to benefit from new Complete Streets program
By Ariella Cohen thelensnola.org Byron Orlando Sandoval Lopez, 42, was va assumable loan cycling home on the St. Claude Avenue Bridge when a minivan hit him from behind, flinging him into the ...
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