Weather gurus were wrong in predicting an unusually rough storm season; that doesn’t mean we’re in the clear.
Category: Opinion
Posted inOpinion
Unprobed mysteries still lurk at the heart of the Danziger online comment scandal
Not all the comments by federal prosecutors appear to have been identified.
Posted inOpinion
We know what we think of tourists; what do they think of us?
Thumbs down on Bourbon Street, but raves for Frenchmen Street and a heaping platter of chicken at Mandina’s
Posted inOpinion
Advice for an ‘aspirational’ city: Can’t find a job? Start a business
We’ve got to turn our “do-gooder” culture into a “job creator” culture.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
What should we do with Charity Hospital?
Since Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the soaring Art Deco masterpiece, it seems like everyone and her uncle has come forward with a plan for the adaptive reuse of Charity Hospital. And yet eight years later it stands empty. The Lens is soliciting the views of our readers and city leaders.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Louisiana educators already digging in to Common Core standards and practices
The negative political posturing may be something new, but Louisiana embraced the Common Core three years ago as a key step toward stronger schools.
Posted inOpinion
As Vaughan’s loses Kermit, pondering the fragility of an economy built on culture
Says Boyles, we need to examine how much we should depend on tourists to pay for our livelihoods.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Judge Engelhardt’s Danziger ruling points toward a possibly far wider scandal
Engelhardt’s probe has already expanded our understanding of misconduct by Justice officials in both Washington and New Orleans. There may be more to come.
Posted inOpinion
Confessions of a 20-something: You want to save the world? Take a number
A recent graduate with a zeal to serve talks about the challenge of just keeping food on the table.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Is TOPS doomed? No, but sharp course correction needed to avoid Titanic’s fate
Inflated college costs mean that the popular state scholarship program is on track to collide with bankruptcy.