New Orleans The other day when I had seen a piece touting the first ever national Tea Party Convention in Nashville in February, I looked at the calendar, noted the date, and sent an email to a friend in LA suggesting we go check it out. I know now I must have been kidding myself …
Month: January 2010
Modernize the CRA
New Orleans US Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) the great community and people’s advocate from Dallas has the right idea and is building support for her bill to bring the 33 year old Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) up to snuff so that it can work for the 21st century as effectively as it did when …
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury – It’s Katrina Time
New Orleans Judge Terry Alacorn of Section L, Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, told all of us in the jury pool that participating in citizen service as a juror was second only to military service in making the country work. Maybe? Definitely there were many in the pool with me who felt …