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Signs of Progress in New Orleans

By Bill Shore  | November 12, 2007

Bill Shore

It's a miracle I was able to finish my oversized Po' Boy sandwich this afternoon at the Parkway Diner in New Orleans. It's even more of a miracle they were able to serve it. Like the entire neighborhood, the restaurant was flooded when the levees broke during Hurricane Katrina. But after being evacuated, owner Jay Nix and his sisters and nephew eventually fought their way back as have 288,000 others, about 63% of New Orleans pre-storm population.

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November 12, 2007 | 1 comment(s) | Tags: Katrina, New Orleans

Majority of Southern Public School Children Live in Poverty

By Nick Hillman

As if public education isn't facing enough challenges these days, we're seeing more poor students today than we have in 40 years. More than half of all students in southern public schools live in poverty, according to a report by the Southern Education Foundation. 14 states in the US have such a distinction, and 11 of them are in the south.

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November 2, 2007 | 0 comment(s)

Mayor Bloomberg Helps Fight Hunger in NYC

By Bill Shore

New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg may not like fancy food but that doesn't mean he doesn't like the role it can play in ending hunger for New York's children.

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September 21, 2007 | 0 comment(s)

American Values and Stature on the Global Stage

By Bill Shore

The much anticipated September report of General David Petraeus will refocus the national conversation on the level of our engagement in Iraq. The drawdown of American forces, whenever it comes, will bring with it developments we can't predict.

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September 5, 2007 | 0 comment(s)

 
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