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noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:25:29 PDT

Just to be clear, the blog you're viewing now is pretty much defunct. I do my news aggregation through Twitter and Fox8Live.com (my work site) now, and most everything else goes on Facebook. I've also given up the StateStreetPosts.com domain; I have no ties at all to the new presence there.

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PEOPLE: "David Letterman gets death threat"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:38:35 PDT

People: David Letterman ups security at his theater after threat - San Jose Mercury News: David Letterman has tightened security at the Manhattan theater where he tapes his "Late Show," days after a suspected Islamic extremist issued a violent threat against him on the...

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ENVIRONMENT: "Huge fish prompts call to 're-reverse' Chicago River"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:48:33 PDT

AP | NOLA.com: "Separating the Mississippi and Great Lakes watersheds carries tremendous environmental and economic consequences."

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ORLEANS: "Drawing attention to hunger in metro New Orleans"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:22:01 PDT

An editorial | NOLA.com: Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is launching a campaign next month to raise awareness of hunger and prompt greater action, and both are needed to combat this serious social ill.

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ORLEANS: "Downtown development plan to be created"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:54:18 PDT

NOLA.com: City and state officials are preparing to create a long-range development "vision" for the section of New Orleans extending from the Superdome and New Orleans Arena to the former Charity Hospital and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and including City Hall and the rest of the civic center...

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ORLEANS: "French Quarter charity solicitations drive merchants to press for restrictions"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:55:26 PDT

NOLA.com: "Members of the "Party Patrol" scan this swirling crowd, searching for tourists taking in the French Quarter spectacle. When they spot an appropriate quarry, they move in, telling a bewildered tourist that he or she has violated the law."

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HARAHAN: "zoning proposals stir more debate"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:51:25 PDT

FOX 8 Live WVUE-TV Channel 8: "Several residents opposed to the zoning change voiced their fears about how a large commercial development could impact the entire...

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ECONOMY: "Energy States Lead in Job Creation, Financial States Struggle"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:43:40 PDT

Gallup.com: "The fallout from the Gulf oil spill and the increase in environmental regulations may lessen, rather than increase, the nation's ability to leverage its enormous natural resources. The combination of these factors may partly explain why Texas and Louisiana dropped out of the top 10 job...

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ST. BERNARD: "Parish discrimination allegations on trial"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:59:28 PDT

NOLA.com: "St. Bernard Parish is on trial this week in federal court to determine whether parish actions to deny multifamily apartments fit similar practices after Hurricane Katrina that discriminated against African Americans."

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STATE: home-elevation effort probed

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:41:09 PDT

NOLA.com: Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater said the state has launched a sweeping internal investigation, in conjunction with the federal Homeland Security inspector general and Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's office, into allegations of graft and data leaks in the $750...

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ST. TAMMANY: "President Kevin Davis declares fish kill emergency"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:38:15 PDT

NOLA.com: "Though the state Department of Environmental Quality has not officially provided a cause of the fish kill, a Bogalusa paper mill owned by the Austin, Texas-based company Temple-Inland has admitted a wastewater discharge into the river shortly before the fish kill occurred." Fox 8's...

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POLITICS: "Louisiana House Speaker Jim Tucker says lawmakers will face more challenges in next term"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:13:44 PDT

NOLA.com: "As House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Algiers, ends his tenure in the Louisiana House, he told the Press Club of Baton Rouge last week that the 2012 Legislature will not have a cakewalk when it is sworn in Jan. 9."

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JEFFERSON: "Parish School Board member Cedric Floyd needs to remember why it's called public"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:31:49 PDT

An editorial | NOLA.com: "Jefferson Parish School Board member Cedric Floyd thinks that he and his fellow board members should have an expense allowance instead of having to pay for office supplies from their own pockets. But Mr. Floyd's push is at the very least ill-timed."

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GNO: "Renters dispute with landlords"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:16:41 PDT

FOX 8 Defenders: "The FOX 8 Defenders and The National Council of Jewish Women have been wrestling with a barrage of calls from tenants who are having issues with their landlords."

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STATE: "Elevation grant workers allege corruption in program"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:34:32 PDT

NOLA.com: "Two employees of the state's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program have filed an explosive whistleblower lawsuit alleging that state officials got gifts to funnel lucrative home elevation jobs to a specific contractor, sold confidential homeowner information for profit and ordered program...

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ORLEANS: "Riverfront streetcar tracks shift due to heat"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:48:17 PDT

NOLA.com: "Expect delays along the Riverfront streetcar today, as part of the track shifted in extreme heat Saturday afternoon and officials are only allowing streetcars to run along one track."

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COAST: "Gulf Coast shrimp industry anticipates a challenging year"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:10:32 PDT

AP/NOLA.com: "Shrimpers in Louisiana and Mississippi have had to deal with the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an influx of fresh water during the Mississippi River's flooding and a spike in fuel prices. They're even being branded as turtle killers."

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ECONOMY: "S&P's U.S. Downgrade A Warning To End Partisan Business-As-Usual"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:06:28 PDT

NPR: "President Obama now holds the dubious distinction of becoming the first president on whose watch the nation's debt was downgraded by a major credit-rating agency as Standard & Poor's on Friday cut the rating on U.S. long-term debt to AA-plus from the highest level, AAA." Also: Why ...

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ORLEANS: T-P's full write on the Danziger verdict

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:54:01 PDT

NOLA.com: "Federal prosecutors triumphed in the most consequential of their probes of misconduct by New Orleans police in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as a jury Friday convicted five officers accused of killing two civilians and wounding four others on the Danziger Bridge and then engaging in a...

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ORLEANS: "Loyola University plans debate involving students from 8 countries"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:45:30 PDT

NOLA.com: "College debaters from eight countries will square off Sunday at 4 p.m. at Loyola University to focus on issues of terrorism and democratic values."

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GNO: "Levee authorities, state agency question Corps plans for 'armoring' levees"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:10:37 PDT

NOLA.com: "Representatives of the New Orleans area levee authorities and the state's coastal protection agency raised concerns that an Army Corps of Engineers proposal to use grass and turf to protect the region's levees will not prevent erosion and flooding."

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ORLEANS: "Assessor Erroll Williams takes aim at exemptions"

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:14:11 PDT

Stephanie Grace | NOLA.com: "Despite high hopes, it turns out that changing [property tax] policy is hard. You know what's easier? Enforcing policies that are already on the books. So kudos to new citywide assessor Erroll Williams for trying to figure out whether everyone who's getting a break...

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MUSIC: as promised, some Tom videos from Neutral Ground coffeehouse, NOLA

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:29:07 PDT

Click here for the three-song playlist And check out my hat.

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POLITCS: "Bryant candidate to beat for governor" [still...]

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:01:09 PDT

clarionledger.com: "Whichever Democrat wins the Aug. 23 runoff, Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree or Clarksdale lawyer Bill Luckett, will face an uphill struggle to beat Phil Bryant, the unofficial Republican nominee." Have to include this critical segment of the story, from analyst Marty...

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POLITICS: "Reeves over Hewes" in Mississippi's LG primary

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Wright) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:55:14 PDT

The Clarion-Ledger: "In one of the most bitter battles of the primary season, Tate Reeves defeated Billy Hewes in the Republican lieutenant governor's race Tuesday."

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