07/09/11 Saturday 09 July 2011 William Rivers Pitt | A Looming Betrayal William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "Here is a Democratic president, after all those years of struggle to defend and protect the social contract created by these policies [Social Security and Medicare], offering them up for destruction because he can't seem to stop himself from agreeing with Republicans...
07/09/11 Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin writes in a new memoir that he was the only one to understand how to recover from Hurricane Katrina, and that he endured plots against him and incompetence around him as he set his plan in motion.
07/09/11 In this June 22, 2011 file photo, former Mayor Ray Nagin arrives to talk about his new book, 'Katrina's Secrets,' at a news conference in New Orleans.
07/09/11 Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin writes in a new memoir that he was the only one to understand how to recover from Hurricane Katrina, and that he endured plots against him and incompetence around him as he set his plan in...
07/08/11 Stephanie Comeaux, left, listens as Jay Romig of the New Orleans Saints organization talks about the Super Bowl trophy, ring and the Saints. Romig was visiting the New Iberia Kiwanis Club on Thursday.
07/08/11 Baptist Press Stories for Jul. 8 2011 --------------------------------------- South Sudan to celebrate independence amid concerns http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35717 Deepwater Horizon saga: a 'backdoor blessing' to coastal churches in La. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35718 In Israel, group targets Messianics http ...
07/01/11 Scores from top to bottom from the 2011 Press Thornton Future Masters at the Dothan Country Club.
07/01/11 Round Rock and Nashville (Milwaukee Brewers) continue a four-game series at The Dell Diamond. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT. The Express won last night's series opener 6-5.
07/01/11 (Sports Network) - Not that familiarity breeds contempt in the current case with Texas Rangers starter Alexi Ogando, but opposing hitters are starting to get quite comfortable against the Dominican right-hander.
06/26/11 BUSH - The Bogue Tuchenna Cub Scout Day Camp at Five Lakes Campground kicked off without a hitch just as scheduled on Monday.
06/26/11 Thursday night's decision by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to release 60 million barrels of oil from the strategic reserves of several member nations had an immediate effect on the oil market. Brent crude futures on the ICE futures exchange were down 6.1% to $107.24. Light sweet crude futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell by 4.6% to $91.02.
06/25/11 With the 2011 college football season less than 70 days away, let's take a look at the 2001 BCS bowls and where the participants are now. It has been ten years since the last three weeks of the season provided for more drama than one could expect from an entire season and set up for one of the more controversial finishes to a season in the history of the game. Begin Slideshow
06/25/11 Your daily Editors' Pick of events in and around New Orleans for June 25, 2011
06/25/11 Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government 24 Jun 2011 http://www.legitgov.org All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Breaking: Gay Marriage Approved by N.Y. Senate 25 Jun 2011 Lawmakers voted late Friday ...
06/21/11 Wal-Mart Stores launched a public relations blitz in an attempt to turn back repeated criticism about its treatment of workers. / Courtesy of Wal-Mart
06/21/11 June 20 Photo Gallery | CWS Info | CWS Guide | Wish The Bears Luck! | Omaha Tee Working on continuing one of college baseball's most compelling stories, Cal (37-22) plays Texas A&M (47-21) Tuesday for the right to remain in the CWS.
06/20/11 With the NFL lockout now in its third month, it's obvious we're all beginning to have weird football withdrawals. People are so desperate for football talk, Vinny Cerrato co-hosts a radio show in Baltimore. We're gnawing for scraps, people.
06/20/11 Give conservatives credit: They have a loud echo chamber. It usually begins with a lie or, at best, a clever distortion, and the rest of the right-wing crowd are immediately off to the races. The most recent example is the assertion that President Obama made the economy worse.
06/20/11 As the floodwaters slowly recede along the lower Mississippi River, we can begin to take stock of the flood of 2011, the most devastating since the epic deluge of 1927.
06/20/11 With floodwaters rising in 1993, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan surveyed swamped towns and farms, declared "the devastation is terrible," and then departed for a vacation in Italy. The next day, a torrential rain brought the flood to the capital city. Soon, Carnahan was cutting his vacation short to manage Missouri's biggest natural disaster in decades. The untimely absence, as even Carnahan ... |