It’s been a mild hurricane season to date, but best to keep that hatchet handy
Weather gurus were wrong in predicting an unusually rough storm season; that doesn't mean we're in the clear.
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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
