Monday's Blogs from the Bog!
Monday's Blogs from the Bog!
-
THEY DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE - HAR HAR
MAY 26 Bob Mann is blogging about the dispute between othamologists and optometrists that didn't prevent our legislature from passing a bill that would allow somebody who never went to medical school to cut on your eyes. Is this really a good idea?
-
MAY 26 Columnist Clancy DuBos writes a sweet farewell to John Maginnis in this post. He has spoken with several people who knew him well, and offers a good retrospective on the career of the dean of Louisiana political journalism.
-
MAY 26 Blogger CB Forgotston is treating us to another entry in his running commentary on our state "ethics" laws in this post. This time, he's telling us of an exception carved out for a lege's brother who is also a high-powered lobbyist.
-
MAY 26 Here's a post on The Lens that examines the evolution of Frenchmen Street over the past several years. He's woven that discussion into a larger one that is ongoing -- the attempts of carpetbaggers to change (sanitize) New Orleans into some kind of Seattle of the south. It's an interesting read.
-
BALLARD: DEMS HAVE GIVEN UP ON MEDICAID
MAY 26 Louisiana Democrats have thrown in the towel on trying to force Bobby Jindal to accept an expansion of Medicaid, columnist Mark Ballard writes in this post. But it's not just Jindal who shot it down, he explains. We have the Legislature to thank for that.
-
MAY 26 In recent months, several accused (and some convicted) criminals have tried to weasel out of federal cases by crying to judges that the online commenting scandal prevented their getting a fair shake. But a judge has finally put the kibosh on at least one of those claims, the NOLA Defender blog reports here.
-
MAY 26 Here's an interesting post from blogger Rod Dreher about the loss of faith. He's writing about the experience of women who leave Islam, but shares his own experiences, as well.
-
MAY 26 Blogger Ian McGibboney offers his commentary on the ongoing controversy surrounding the name of the football team in Washington. You can say whatever you like, but it's just not OK, he says.