Sunday, August 3, 2008
The New York Times on Julia Reed's new book
Posted by Kevin Allman on Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 4:46 PM
My.
God.
I kept thinking "This review cannot possibly be as condescending, snippy, and grossly egotistical as it appears on first read," but after the fourth read, I decided it was worse than that: it not only insulted Julia Reed and her book, but the city itself.
I don't know Ms. Reed, but I just put in a call to her.
Why Hasn’t Nagin (or Someone in his Administration) Been Prosecuted?
Posted by Clancy DuBos on Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 6:28 AM
The Times-Picayune reported on Saturday, Aug. 2, that Mayor Ray Nagin’s administration took six months to respond to a public records request. The request was for copies of the résumés of 21 people who applied for the city’s top IT job, held until recently by the college-degree-challenged, résumé-enhancing Anthony Jones. The TP mentions the six-month delay in getting the résumés almost in passing.
Bloggers have criticized the daily newspaper for years, and rightfully so, for going easy on Nagin. When Marc Morial was mayor, the TP was tenacious in its insistence that public records requests be honored in a timely fashion — within 72 hours, according to state law (La. R.S. 44:1-41).
