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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.

Hey, all you bloggers out there: Any word from Perricone lately?

January 9, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Politics and prosecutors: tortuous route to an all-powerful office

January 4, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

With Letten gone, ’tis the season for intrigue and wild rumors

December 18, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Letten lesson: Even the best officials need ‘terrible scrutiny’

December 11, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

With staffers flacking online, Letten didn’t need enemies

November 29, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Rants under yet another alias sound a lot like Perricone

November 15, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Moral of the story: Even Letten’s office wasn’t ‘untouchable’

November 14, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Four years is a split-second eternity—no matter who wins tonight

November 6, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Can new organization make lead safety a priority for New Orleans?

November 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

When it comes to child sex abuse, we’re all ‘mandatory reporters’

October 30, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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