One of my favorite television shows today are reruns of the hit series from the 60's called "The Untouchables". The word "Untouchable" referred to the good guys or FBI. Federal Agent Elliot Ness and his crew were given the task of bringing down the Mob led by Al Capone and Frank Nittie. Whenever the Mob wanted to move their operation to another city the first thing they would do is call in their tough guys and give them cases of money to buy out the locals and change any law that could hinder their operation. That way they would be operating within the confines of the "new law".
I hadn’t slept well. Most nine-year-olds don’t on Christmas Eve, but I had slept some, so there was a good chance that the jolly man had visited in the night. In the few seconds that I lay there, it came to me what my great-grandmother had been telling me in the days leading up to this one.
Last Friday, November 15, 2013 over 120 folks from across Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida came out to participate in the Alliance Institute's Affordable Care Act and Access to Health Care Across the Gulf Coast: A Symposium at the Pan American Building in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Last week at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall, just hours before the Red Sox won the World Series, three courageous individuals, Shea Reister, Sophie Robinson and Naveh Halperin, interrupted President Obama’s health care speech to show their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline and to tar sands oil, shouting, “Stop the Pipeline...Stop Climate Change!"
By Rebecca Mwase and Hannah Pepper-Cunningham. On top of the checkout counter at the gas station where we buy Gatorade after long rehearsals for our upcoming performance, Cry You One, there is a petition. It reads, "WE STAND AGAINST RIVER DIVERSIONS." This is clearly an issue people care about. From concerns about increased flooding to the destruction of oyster beds and fisheries, people have a reason to be worried about river diversions.
According to a report published last week, BP’s oil will be fouling up the Gulf sea bed for “decades.” The study, which has been described as, “the first large scale examination of the impact of the [Gulf] soft bottom” was led by Dr.
I hadn’t slept well. Most nine-year-olds don’t on Christmas Eve, but I had slept 
Last Friday, November 15, 2013 over 120 folks from across Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida came out to participate in the Alliance Institute's Affordable Care Act and Access to Health Care Across the Gulf Coast: A Symposium at the Pan American Building in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
Last week at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall, just hours before the Red Sox won the World Series, three courageous individuals, Shea Reister, Sophie Robinson and Naveh Halperin, interrupted President Obama’s health care speech to 
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