FCC Needs to Stop Bluffing and Make Internet a Public Utility

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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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Jazz Fest Highlights the Contractions of New Orleans

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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 …

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