March 3, 2021 New Orleans Nursing homes have been a flashpoint during the pandemic as death rates for residents and staff have been tragic and appalling. The situation was seen as so critical that vaccines were prioritized for the homes, where now the struggle is getting sufficient staff to participate, even as families have …
Month: March 2021
President Biden Says, “Join the Union!”
March 2, 2021 New Orleans John Lewis of the United Mineworkers Union and one of the founders of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the CIO behind the hyphen in the AFL-CIO, famously had scores of organizers signing up tens of thousands after the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt claiming that “The President says join …
No Venues, No Sales, No Money
March 1, 2021 New Orleans One week, we have the southern end of the polar vortex. The next week, it’s spring, while I’m still hacking away at freeze-damaged night-blooming jasmine, bougainvillea, and the rest of the dead and dying in the yard. This is also the season when my inbox fills up with touring …