New Orleans Not long ago there was an op-ed piece that ran in the papers about the fact that poverty and what to really do about the equity gap was missing as an issue in the campaign. More recently, others have noted that climate change has also been raised, but not engaged as a campaign …
Month: October 2016
Rigged Elections and Sore Losers
New Orleans Polls are showing a consolidated lead for Hillary Clinton with three weeks to go and many states already beginning early voting. Republican strategists are warning that it may be too late for a Trump turnaround. The cascade of issues from racism to tax dodging to misogyny and sexual harassment and abuse seem to …
A Beginner’s Guide to Alaska
New Orleans My nominee for our family’s best vacation ever was a camping trip, some twenty years ago, to Alaska. I had cashed out 100,000 frequent flyer miles on Continental Airlines for four tickets to Anchorage. These were the days before there were extra fees for baggage, so we were handed thirteen tags for everything …