Density and scale at odds with surrounding neighborhood
Category: Opinion
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Prof disputes column that declared dumping sewage in wetlands a big ‘green’ mistake
Monitoring and research backs use of effluent to revive wetlands
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Lower Nine faces 13 years of hell if canal project rolls forward
Stunning indifference to community resistance
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
What gives? Too broke to fund schools, Plaquemines cuts risky deal with oil exporter
Cloud of secrecy shrouds Port transaction.
Posted inOpinion
Merger ends a newspaper war, but the bloodletting may not be over
Absentee owners proved inadequate to the challenge.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Q: When is a bridge not a bridge? A: When Jesuit High says so
Opponents’ objections to the pedestrian walkway include the threat it poses to 130-year-old oaks lining Banks Street. Question: When is a bridge not a bridge? Answer: When it proves more expedient to call it by some other name. Jesuit High School wants to build a thing over Banks Street. It’s a bridge, and they called […]
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Here’s help sorting out May 4 millage for parks — and be sure to vote!
Lingering questions about governance and how the money should be divided
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Big ‘green’ mistake: dumping sewage in wetlands carries hidden costs
Confusion at the heart of wastewater discharge experiment
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Rep. Richmond should co-sponsor the Medicare for All Act
In late February, Seattle-area U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, introduced a “Medicare for All” bill in Congress that immediately attracted more than 100 Democratic co-sponsors. The legislation, if passed, would provide comprehensive healthcare coverage — medical, dental, prescriptions, long-term care, mental health, and more — to every resident in the United States, with no copays, premiums, […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Soros accepts Ridenhour Prize for Courage in an age of lies
Ron Ridenhour’s letter changed the history of a war.