The controversial former pastor to Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is on the loose again. Just when some of us believed it safe to engage in a sensible and reasoned discussion about race in America, Reverend Jeremiah Wright is blazing away with his own brand of fire and brimstone from his [...]
Who Can Afford To Live Here?
I started thinking about this a few days ago after I received an e-mail from a resident in Tall Timbers. The e-mail reminded me of just how difficult it has become to live in the New Orleans area with the increase in home insurance and property taxes.
I should point out that while property taxes are [...]
Just & Unjust: Forcing People into a Life of Crime.
I know you have heard the expression ‘damned if you do and damned it you don’t.’ Never has that meaning been clearer to me than now. I am referring to the people who serve their time in jail, paying their debt to society, only to find that society will never accept them.
That to me [...]
Check Out My Interview With The Mayor
Saturday morning on NewsChannel 6, during the 6:30am and 9:30am half hours, I will have an extensive interview with Mayor Ray Nagin. The mayor brings us up to date on rebuilding fire and police stations. He responds to the New York Times article that is critical of the recovery progress. I also ask him about the [...]
Picking on Working People
I almost wanted to pull my hair out after reading the latest account of the attempt by Governor Bobby Jindal to land a huge salary for his economic development secretary and the department director. How can one of the poorest states in the country justify paying a combined salary of well over a [...]
