… for my tendency to rely on electronic media. See, I haven’t read the Gambit in weeks. I read Nola.com instead of the Times-Picayune (the Web site is a sorry excuse for the real thing I know). Offbeat? I grab it when I see it. Where’ Yat? Where Y’aint! Yes, I get my news from…
Author: Varg
A Short, Manic Assessment
A month or so ago, when William Jefferson was indicted, there seemed to be a general celebration among the people I talked to about it. People were glad that the crooked politician and State-embarrassment had received what he had coming to him. Not so with this Oliver Thomas thing. I actually heard a commentator on…
Bloggin’ Da Saints
Since Football season is upon us I just wanted to link to a coupla Saints blogs I have followed since last year: First, there’s die-hard Saints fan and Bloodly Mary-slurper Dillyberto’s OUR NEW ORLEANS SAINTS. Then for Saints commentary and other random musings there is Saintseer Says. Lastly we have a more news-based blog called…
OT Outtie
Sources: Federal probe nets councilman in parking lot payment scheme City Councilman and future mayoral contender Oliver Thomas has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to charges of demanding illegal payments from a City Hall vendor and is expected to resign his at-large seat on the council as early as Monday, If…
Diverse Communities: Bad?
I was driving down Newton the other day and thought to myself, “New Orleans may have a lot of problems but at least it is the most integrated city in America.” And I took comfort in that. Then the next day, I happened upon this podcast which suggested that’s not such a good thing. Go…
Sugar Ray Nagin is Delusional!
Nagin calls N.O.’s dangerous image a “two-edged sword” From the article: Responding to a TV reporter’s question about whether New Orleans’ murder rate hurts the city’s tourism economy, Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday called the phenomenon a “two-edged sword.” “Do I worry about it? Somewhat. It’s not good for us, but it also keeps the…
Whoa!
The indomitable Karen Gadbois has today made the front page of the WSJ. I’ve known for a long time that Squandered Heritage was something very special but always suspected it would simply be our little secret. I’m happy to be wrong. Thank you Karen for your and SQ’s other bloggers’ efforts in calling attention to…
To Mr. Busowski, I Salute You
Peter Busowski, I salute you sir. From the Letters pages of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Letter of the day: New Orleans knows worth of Bush promises When I heard President Bush promise to rebuild the Interstate 35W bridge, all I could think was, “Haven’t the people of the Twin Cities suffered enough?” As a resident of…
Playing Politics With Our Lives
Last week, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had the following to say in regards to New Orleans recovery: Romney said he thought that the recovery effort next door in Mississippi was “going well and being effectively managed,” citing Republican Governor Haley Barbour as possibly the reason. But he said he wasn’t sure who to blame…
ABC On What We’ve All Been Thinking…
Will Bush Keep Pledge to Rebuild Bridge? I too couldn’t help but feel some skeptic deja vu when I heard Bush telling the people of Minneapolis that everything was going to be okay. I know he was keeping up appearances. Like he did on Sept. 20, 2001, like he did on Sept. 16, 2005. But…