New Orleans I get the sinking feeling that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, the former industry lobbyist and trade association leader, is all bluff and no brass. First, he leaks his new rules that clearly will end “net neutrality” by creating a two-tiered cost structure on speeds for internet access on the so-called “last mile” …
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Bad Math and Foreclosures are Twin Towers of Banking
New Orleans I know you are sick about hearing about foreclosures. I sure am! This has all gone on so long and so painfully, and now even the so-called settlements and cleanup of the mess is extending the tragedy. What do we have now? Bank of America makes an accounting error and the miscalculation …
Jazz Fest Highlights the Contractions of New Orleans
New Orleans The annual Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest, as it’s universally known in New Orleans, has become a big time event over the years. I had folks come into town for a board meeting recently and trying to find a place the out-of-towners would like to try, several restaurants had special reservation requirements …