Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Mardi



The New Orleans Trailer Story Gets Worse~Harry Shearer

House Committee accuses Feds of trifling with FEMA Trailer study~"FEMA officials actually hid, manipulated or simply ignored the scientific work and concerns of federal scientists to justify their own policy and legal objectives," subcommittee Chairmen Brad Miller, D-N.C., and Nick Lampson, D-Texas, wrote in a letter to Michael Chertoff, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA.

CDC Suppressed Toxic Trailer Warnings~ CBS News: Agency Suppressed Repeated Warnings From Top Scientist About Formaldehyde Fume Dangers

Feds dispute report saying they ’suppressed’ report on Katrina trailers danger- "This appears perhaps to be the tip of an iceberg."-Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Texas~CNN

Study: Gov't violated rights, principles in Katrina failures~Final Call

FEMA Statistics~The Kindness of Strangers


Why Protecting Watersheds Is About Community and Culture~Derrick Christopher Evans

Mississippi: Do You Love Your Redneck Governor Yet?~Buelahman’s Redstate Revolt

Edwards cancels Huntsville stop, heads to New Orleans


Continent's leaders will meet in New Orleans


Bush's Summit Plan Hailed in New Orlean
s

This-Part-of-the-World Class Summit~Mr. Clio

La. lawmakers promise fight to keep earmarks

In case you wondered~Earmark is a the term that dates to the 16th century, originally referring to cuts or marks in the ears of cattle and sheep made to show ownership.

Why Won't Bush Help 9/11 Workers?~Batmanchester

Insurance Commissioner Donelon accused of price fixing

Suit against Citizens now class action

FAllstate, Our State talks advance

Awash in debt, U.S. flood insurance under scrutiny


Exquixotic Corps~Everywhere you want to be!
~OR-Elk Creek Dam has managed to stop the clock, rather than water
~WV-Corps Should Move on Permits
~Miss. Army general prepares to end 32-year career...Don't let the door hit'ya where your own levees split 'ya heard me?

A Lousiana ASCE Member’s Reflections: How to Serve a Community with a Significant Hostile Element and Sandy Rosenthal~Think New Orleans

Ethics board outlines proposals

Katrina Evacuees Losing Homes in North Texas


Katrina film wins Sundance Gold


Close-ups of N.O. schools go online


Historic district agency goes slow


Jefferson Parish Animal shelter keeps cats, owners in the dark


Culinary Schools “Give Back” to New Orleans, Crescent City Farmers Market to Benefit

Fire and ice on the avenue
~Al Copeland reopens one restaurant on St. Charles and plans to reopen the other later this year

Purloined parade route a party pooper scooper for dysfunctional family friendly affair

Carnival Tips...Lassezes Le Bon Temp Roule'???

Parade spells trouble for Circle Bar sign


Caring krewes

No parades today but y'all can check in wit'da woid...ya'hoid?

Asterisk is Out of this World!

Liptrap's Lament~The Line


Grey Ghoul Redux~Gentilly Girl

WRNO and the Slack Jawed Yokel~Ashley Morris


Residential Architecture~Tin Can Trailer Trash


Music Review~John-Alex Mason 'Town And Country'~ Richard Marcus

BackTalk with OK Go’s Damian Kulash and Bonerama’s Mark Mullins~offBeat

The Chicago Music Commission is talking a lot, but is it doing anything?


FREE OYSTERS~with Westbank Mike & The Fisher Project at Banks Street Bar & Grill-8:00pm

"Swing Low: Hope & Music Helping New Orleans Rise"


WWOZ~GAMBIT

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