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Author: Mark Moseley

About Mark Moseley
Mark Moseley blogs at Your Right Hand Thief. Until mid 2014, Mark Moseley was The Lens' opinion writer, engagement specialist and coordinator for the Charter Schools Reporting Corps. After Katrina and the Federal Flood he helped create the Rising Tide conference, which grew into an annual social media event dedicated to the future of New Orleans.

Nagin probe warrants soul-searching by voters, media as well

February 23, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019
As details emerge about a multi-track federal investigation into former Mayor Ray Nagin’s personal dealings with city contractors, The Times-Picayune recently reminded us that Nagin was viewed as a “colossal disappointment”...

Talk about a bit of chutzpah: Asking for overtime after being caught gambling

February 15, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Yet again, GOP voters go whole hog for ‘anybody but Romney’

February 9, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

To fight violent crime, New Orleans may need to get the lead out

February 7, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Rage over victim’s arrest record should be directed at NOPD

January 27, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Happy Birthday, Saints-Picayune – and sundry other random thoughts

January 25, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

500-year protection for under $2 billion? Why wait 20 years to start?

January 17, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Hell hath no fury like a great team thirsting for gridiron vengeance

January 10, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Things to consider, from homicide figures to killer sports records

January 6, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Golf offer’s no gimme, but with BP paying, that’s par for the course

January 4, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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