Warning Sirens

Climate Change

            New Orleans       I can remember from my youth, living in various communities in the West, as well as in Kentucky and New Orleans, when it was not uncommon to hear a siren go off at noon.  It wasn’t a warning, but a notice.  Was it a reminder to eat lunch, take a break, …

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Saving FEMA

FEMA Texas

            New Orleans        Trump knows he’s wrong.  Killing FEMA would be a human and political disaster.  Being asked by reporters whether he still believed ending FEMA was the right move, he clearly was hesitating and rethinking the issue. The terrible tragedy in central Texas due to the flooding of the Guadalupe River and to …

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Society versus Celebrity

Personal Writings

            New Orleans        On the road, as I’ve sometimes shared, going back and forth between Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, not even mentioning the long hauls, except for listening to the AM/FM managed noncommercial radio stations, when I’m in range, I’ve gone hard and long on audiobooks.  Part of this is a lifetime war waged …

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