March 2017 Archive

SCOTUS decision could have ripple effect on NOLA Charters
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Last Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision expanding the scope of students’ special education rights, ruling unanimously that schools must do more than ...
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Domestic terrorism rages on in Trump era
Two months into the era of President Donald Trump, who encouraged supporters to verbally and physically attack people of color and others who disagreed with him during his campaign, ...
The mental and physical cost of elder financial abuse
By Michael O. Schroeder Contributing Writer Part II (US News&World Report/New America Media) — Ideally, David Top would like to move his father, Gabriel Top, 88, of Manhattan, into a memory care facility ...
Hilcorp seeks dredging permit a year after dragging drilling barge through shallow water
By Michael Stein The Lens Dozens of oystermen and coastal residents spoke out at a public hearing Thursday night, arguing that the state shouldn’t grant an oil and gas company a permit ...
In an interview shortly after his suspension from a North Carolina high school, 15-year-old Micah Speed reveals how he endured months of racist bullying before reaching his breaking point.
The urgency of addressing the rise of racist hate speech in K-12 schools
By Rebekah Barber Contributing Writer (Facing South) — For months, Micah Speed, a 15-year-old African-American student at Wake Forest High School in Wake County, North Carolina, turned the other cheek as a ...
La. delegation urges Trump to send disaster aid
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer With FEMA under the Trump administration still denying requests for disaster aid following recent tornadoes (as well as last year’s floods), two Louisiana Senators and two ...
Filing taxes could be free and simple
By Jessica Huseman ProPublica But H&R Block and Intuit are still lobbying against it Here’s how preparing your taxes could work: You sit down, review a prefilled filing from the government. If it’s ...
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Jazz in the Park – A four-day celebration of music and crustaceans
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Jazz in the Park pulls out all the stops to celebrate its 11th season. First of all, it jumps on the food-related festival bandwagon to kick off ...
CHUCK BERRY
The legendary Chuck Berry, father of Rock n Roll, dies at 90
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Chuck Berry, who died Saturday, March 18, was held in such high esteem as the father of rock n roll that rock royalty often ...
Doctors: Climate change is already making America’s kids sicker
By Honora Montano Contributing Writer (New America Media) — A coalition of medical organizations representing over half of American physicians launched a campaign yesterday to alert policymakers and the public to the ...

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