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AUG 10 We may not have the best education system, our government may be broke or corrupt or both, we've sold our environment to the lowest bidder, but hey - we're winning the fat race. As this post on WVUE reports, Louisiana has three of the top six fattest cities in America, including the fattest one - Opelousas. There are plenty of other fat Louisiana cities in this "study," in fact Lafayette is so fat it shows up twice. WTH?
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FOR THE 100TH TIME - IT WAS THE CORPS
AUG 10 Here's yet another article that lays the blame for the disaster after Katrina at the door of the US Army Corps of Engineers. This one is based on a peer-reviewed study, however, and specifically looks at the claim by the Corps that it was the levee board's fault.
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EDWARDS OFFERS ADVICE FOR INDICTED POLITICIANS
AUG 10 Edwin Edwards continues his love affair with the press in this post on the Houston Chronicle. It's several pieces of advice that the Silver Fox is offering to other politicians who find themselves on the business end of an indictment.
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DESHOTELS PULLS BACK THE LATEST CURTAIN
AUG 10 Blogger Mike Deshotels pulls back the curtain on the latest b.s. "reform" mechanism that is attempting to paint the dismal failure of the RSD as a success. This time it's a faux research organization that is trying to whitewash the data, he says.
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AUG 10 Here's one of the stories in the NPR series that looks at the 10th Anniversary of Katrina. It's about the Ninth Ward (the real one, not the one that transplanted hipsters claim they inhabit) and how it has not recovered from the storm.
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THE STORIFY ON THE NOLA EDUCATION CONFERENCE
AUG 10 This is a Storify piece on the Ten-Year Community-Centered Education Research Conference that happened recently in NOLA. Compiled by blogger Julian Vasquez-Heilig, it is a collection of videos and tweets from participants. Clearly, even those most knowledgeable about the situation feel there is still a lot up for discussion. So the case isn't closed - not by a long shot.
Monday's Blogs from the Blog!
Is Opelousas the fattest city in America? This study says it is. Also today, looking at education 10 years after Katrina and EWE has some advice for indicted politicians.