New Orleans A harrowing article in the Wall Street Journal documented the success that bottom fishing debt collection agencies are having at ripping the last pennies from working families being crushed in court over relatively small claims. I wish this were news, but of course the story is all too familiar. The big debt predator …
Month: November 2010
Tequila Party Makes Four
New Orleans Discussion of an independent party or a party caucus focusing on Latinos and modeled on the success of the Tea Party has now lept into public view. A story on debates within the community about a possible “Tequila Party” was reported in a piece by Delen Goldberg in the Las Vegas Sun over …
Book Consumer’s Conundrum: Kindle or Hardcopy
New Orleans I’m not much of a consumer. My truck is over a dozen years old. My house is many times older and the mortgage is paid. I only replace my running shoes every couple of years and my boots every three years. But I’ve always bought books for work, for pleasure, and for part …