New Orleans        If any of us ever believed that when billionaires and their like buy media properties, no matter how prominent and well-regarded, and claim that they are doing so as a public and community service, and will absolutely and faithfully allow them to maintain their editorial independence, it’s past time for me …

            Little Rock       There are so many conspiracies and controversies out there these days, who has time to shovel past the first couple of inches to suss many of them out?   Not me, for sure, but that doesn’t mean that we bury our head in the dirt, does it?  No, we pick and choose.  For …

Pearl River      I swear I don’t have a chip on my shoulder, but I can’t be sure.  It’s more a kind of a love-hate relationship.  I read the New York Times daily when it shows up on the front stoop.  I read it on-line when on the road, and then go page-by-page, when I hit …