The Big Picture by Glynn Wilson Continuing to follow the news on the continuing Gulf oil spill, spewing 70,000 barrels a day for a month now with no end in sight, if I could sing and play guitar I would write a song about it, maybe with the title “Screwed Again.” Just another trauma in…
Daily Archives: May 23, 2010
Rep. Earl Hilliard Jr. Announces Public Health Care Forum
State Rep. Earl Hilliard Jr. announced Sunday he’s sponsoring a public health care forum on the provisions of President Obama’s new health care law from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at the Avondale Public Library. “The new health care law is a great step forward. However, if our objective is for everyone to have the…
President Obama Appoints Commission to Investigate Gulf Oil Spill
President Barack Obama announces that the independent commission he created for the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling will be chaired by former Florida Governor and Senator Bob Graham and former EPA Administrator Bill Reilly. He promises accountability not just for BP, but for those in government who bore responsibility. Can anyone imagine…
Shoreline Cleanup Team Surveys Racoon Island
US Navy RACCOON ISLAND, La. – Members of Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team (SCAT) survey Raccoon Island for oil debris on the shoreline and wildlife. Raccoon Island is a protected bird breeding sanctuary with a variety of breeds. SCAT is working in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, BP, local residents and other federal agencies to…
Note to E-Mail, Comment Subscribers and Facebook Fans
Due to a recent hacking incident by Karl Rove’s minions in Asia, we recently had to restore the entire archives from backup files. In the process of doing this over the past couple of days, the re-install and Word Press upgrade lost e-mail subscriber info and most likely comment info. So if you want to…
