“But then it got beautiful.” — St. Louis Cardinals right- fielder Lance Berkman. 1. I like nearly all sports, in the right dosages. But if you forced me to choose only one sport to watch for the rest of my life, I’d smile and answer: baseball. Yes, I’m one of those eggheads who loves to […]
Author Archives: 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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Like Vitter, Nungesser opted for racist ads, not serious proposals
Notice which way the flow is now heading. In the final week of the race for lieutenant governor, candidate Billy Nungesser, the president of Plaquemines Parish, thought he would win if he carried both Orleans and Jefferson parishes. Well, he did carry both — Jefferson easily, Orleans by a nose — but still lost to […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Looking for Democrats on the gridiron sidelines
This election weekend was full of historic landslides. Gov. Bobby Jindal coasted to another term with over two-thirds of the vote. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand received a jaw-dropping 90 percent mandate. Most impressively, though, the LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints dominated Auburn and Indianapolis by a combined score of 107 to 17. The […]
Posted inCharter Schools
[Correction:] Students expected to advance on state testing
Correction: the original post attributed a quote to board member Kimbraugh, when board member Davis actually said it. Also Ms. Mehr’s first name has been corrected, and her role as Development Director for Crescent City Schools under CEO Mehok was clarified. The principal of Harriet Tubman Charter School has set an aggressive goal for all […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Come on, Buddy! Take my advice or I’m going to occupy Hawaii
Nobody’s listening to me. Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won’t heed my advice to stage a fight with Occupy Wall Street protesters. And the local Occupy Nola movement refuses to focus their message, as I suggested.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Dardenne, Nungesser race for lt. governor gets down and dirty
Jay Dardenne: incumbent. Photo by Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. Billy Nungesser: challenger. Photo by Gage Skidmore. Three weeks ago I thought I’d be the only one to plumb the lurid depths of the lieutenant governor’s race between Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and incumbent Jay Dardenne. But, happily, pundits of all stripes have jumped […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Buddy’s last best chance: Punch out a Wall Street protester
Roemer: glass chin? caricature by DonkeyHotey Former governor Buddy Roemer is doing exactly the wrong thing. Instead of making overtures to the Occupy Wall Street movement, he should get in a fight with them. A viral video of Roemer confronting a protester and landing a punch might be the last, best hope for his campaign. Surely […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Like national group, Occupy Nola could learn from Tea Party
The Great Recession officially began in December 2007 and lasted until June 2009. However, the profoundly un-hopeful post-recession “recovery” continues, and it has helped the Tea Party emerge as the major political movement of the past two years. Passionate Tea Party demonstrations have succeeded in pushing Republican candidates to the right, and supporters helped the […]
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Is Avondale’s owner sabotaging possible sale of the shipyard?
A “Save Our Shipyard” rally for the imperiled Avondale facility is set for tomorrow at 10 A.M. on the Poydras Street side of the Superdome. Supporters of Avondale will then march to the Federal Building at 500 Poydras, for speeches and cheers. The event is sponsored by the AFL-CIO and other unions, and all “stakeholders […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Steve Gleason, Rafael Delgadillo tragedies test faith: vigil at 6pm
Rafael Delgadillo. Courtesy of Facebook. I can understand prayers of thanksgiving. Clearly we should be grateful for all our blessings. They’re “heaped up and overflowing,” as my dad would say. I can also understand prayers of confession. We should acknowledge our sins — serious, or otherwise — and commit to living better lives. Prayers of […]