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SEP 9 The Red Shtick has a little fun with the cancellation of Saturday's LSU football game in this post. Any ticketholder who wants their money back (presumably just the sober game-goers realize it never happened) can go get their refunds from Mike the Tiger, the story says.
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AL JAZEERA'S WALKING TOUR OF THE LOWER NINTH
SEP 9 Here is yet another excellent piece from Al Jazeera America. This one is a visual and editorial walking tour of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Bookmark this one - you can use these photos if you ever get into an argument with one of those people who likes to say that NOLA is all recovered from Katrina.
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DEBERRY HAS ADVICE FOR LOUISIANA CLERKS
SEP 9 Columnist Jarvis DeBerry has some advice for the Clerks of Court in Louisiana: don't listen to Bobby Jindal. Why not? Because, given his recent comments, Jindal either has no grasp of law at all, or he's just pandering and that isn't going to help the clerks any more than it has been helping Bobby "I'm spending a fortune and can't break 2 percent" Jindal. Also - if you're mean to gay people, nobody will do your hair. Look at Kim.
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DESHOTELS ON 'PHONY' GRADUATION STANDARDS
SEP 9 Blogger Mike Deshotels breaks down some of the shenanigans used to artificially inflate Louisiana's graduation rates in this post. Interestingly, Deshotels begins the post by thanking an attorney who has had to file four lawsuits against John White to get him to release rudimentary data - that used to be easily accessible on the state Education Department's website.
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BATON ROUGE TRAFFIC WORSE THAN HELL
SEP 9 This post on the Advocate takes a look at how Baton Rouge traffic is an "unlikely" issue in the governor's race. Unlikely? Traveling to Baton Rouge via Interstate 10 is often an absolute nightmare. And once you've survived that gauntlet, then you have to sit in Baton Rouge traffic. Unlikely? Please.
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SEP 9 The Advocate posts this feature story about Roy King, the director of the Golden Band from Tiger Land. King just started his 20th year in the band administration, but was captain of the drum line when he was a student.
Wednesday's Blogs from the Bog!
The Shtick has the skinny on how to get a refund for the LSU game - bring a ladder and some snacks. Also today, Deshotels on "phony" grad rates and DeBerry has advice for clerks.