Un-Cultural?

by Joel Burgess Recently, while dining during an out-of-town business trip, I asked the waitress if she were to spend one evening in that particular city what would she recommend I do with my wife and daughter. Her response: Something to the effect that there is...

The Richer and The Poorer

by Tammy Hart Strained by recession, war, and our recent natural disasters, Americans are struggling with many worries including how to correct our current situation with the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Experts debate about the whether or not...

Playing Jazz on the Levee

by Terry L. “Skip” Nagelvoort We listened as they went around the room reporting on the decimation and post Katrina problems of health care, housing, dealing with the “feds” and myriad other topics critical to life in New Orleans; none of these...

The New New Orleans – High Ground

by Dean Whittaker At the risk of exposing you to “Katrina Fatigue” (being told about the devastation precipitated by one of the most destructive hurricanes in our history), I would like to share with you an experience that I had while volunteering for a...