Ex-Pentagon worker jailed for China spy case

Ex Pentagon analyst Gregg Bergersen gave secret military information to a New Orleans furniture salesman who turned out to be a Chinese spy. Such revelation caused him to serve five years in prison. This sentence is shorter than the US government asked for. It wanted...

THE New Orleans Summer CAN'T MISS Event -2nd Annual NOLA Bulls

As the Times-Picayune's Chris Rose puts it: ""It would take a New Orleans state of mind to attend the famed Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and conclude: We need to do that here.""Saturday morning, 8 AM,  over 30 Big Easy Rollergirls (a real professional team)...

Neil Peart's Progressive Percussion Proves Itself Again; Nominated “Drummer...

San Jose, Calif – He's done it again: Neil Peart has been selected “Drummer Of The Year” in DRUM! Magazine's Drummies 2008, a prestigious reader survey contest comprised of 42 categories, conducted by Enter...

Climate Change Shell Game at the G-8 Summit

Opinion: Don't be fooled by the glowing language and self-congratulatory air wafting like a bad smell from the G-8 statements on Climate Change.  George W. Bush and Stephen Harper, climate change obstructionists...

2008 Essence Music Festival Held in New Orleans

If you live in the New Orleans area, you're no doubt aware that the Essence Music Festival was held this past weekend from July 4-6, 2008. The annual festival of black music and culture has been running since 1995...

Section 8 loophole thwarts evacuees return to New Orleans- We Don't Want no S...

"Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the...

Tropical Storm Bertha - New Orleans Hurricane Center

Looks like Bertha is heading straight for the East Coast!"Bertha is moving slowly west-northwestward over the open waters of the tropical Atlantic. As of Friday evening, the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was...

Science law set tone for Jindal- Creationism in Louisiana Education ?

Another controversial bill Gov Bobby Jindal signed in while everyone was watching the Louisiana PayRaise-Gate. Many are not happy. " Is it a promoter of academic freedom, or a 'Trojan horse'?Friday, June 27, 2008, By Bill Barrow BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal attracted...

THE CLINTON BODY-COUNT

"DEAD BODYGUARDS Maj. Gen. William Robertson,Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Europe Col William Densberger,V Corps Chief of Operations and Plans Col. Robert Kelly,V Corps Chief of Intelligence Spec. Gary Rhodes, Crew Chief died: 2/23/93 - All were killed when...

Midwest floods spotlight decrepit infrastructure

This report should be a real wake-up call. How can Americans allow their taxes to be squandered on supporting their ever expanding military industrial complex when they need to invest at lease a trillion dollars to upgrade "the decrepit state of U.S. infrastructure" ...

Danger Ahead! Cell Phones and Driving: Companies Limit Liability With Trainin...

"Recent research suggests that using a cell phone while driving may be just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated---and it can cost a company millions if found liable. Limiting liability while increasing public safety is the focus of "The Dangers of Cell Phone Use While...

Midwest’s postflood risk: toxic basements

A flood isn't over when it's over--some environmental hazards are still lurking, and, in many cases, growing. And, as other commentators have said, Midwesterners ravaged by historic floods most likely won't get as much federal aid as those affecte by Katrina."The oil,...

Thin line between mayhem and safety

"The Mississippi River rushes through a break in Indian Grave Drainage District levee north of Quincy, Ill., and south of Meyer, Ill., on June 18.""Well before record floods overwhelmed at least two dozen levees in...

Opinion: Generation 'C'

"The “Gun Control Lobby” is no different than the “Climate Control Lobby” which is no different than the ‘Weight Control Lobby” etc. etc. etc. The Gun Control Lobby wants the average law abiding citizen...

Convienent Excuse: Will Refugees Now Use Climate Change Excuse?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA "Convenient Excuse" as a side dish to Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth"?   granted immigration is  beneficial to the "Buffet of  Cultures" served equally...

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