Baltimore There was a good news article in the Times indicating that the African-American vote almost caught up and in some categories exceeded other groups in voting participation in the 2008 election for President. For all of the brickbats being thrown at the great efforts to register and turnout new voters there’s really only one …
Month: July 2009
Inclusionary Zoning in India
Silver Spring Dharmendra Kumar, director of ACORN India’s office in Delhi, forwarding me a fascinating article about an announcement from the government that they are preparing to “force” cities and states to create “reservations” for the poor and disadvantaged in the cities, rather than allowing land to simply be auctioned off. I’ve enclosed the whole …
Katrina Airstreams With a Future
New Orleans Eventually you have to admit Katrina has passed over, even if the city and its people still bear the raw scars of four years ago as if yesterday. So with as much resignation as relief, it was clear to me that finally I had to move my Airstreams off the back lot of …