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Editorial: Guns, drugs and videotape

Editorial — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:28:00 -0500

It finally came down to three videos.

After years of allegations of human rights abuses at Orleans Parish Prison (OPP); after years of suicides, mysterious deaths and brazen daylight escapes; after innumerable stories of beatings and rapes; after scathing reports by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that found jailhouse conditions so intolerable that it forced the negotiation of a consent decree; after a federal class-action suit by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of OPP inmates — after all that, what finally pushed everyone over the edge about conditions at OPP were three videos, shot in 2009 at the now-closed House of Detention (HOD).…

Our endorsements

Editorial — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:00:00 -0500

Last week, we announced our recommendations in the Orleans Parish School Board races and for the nine proposed constitutional amendments. Following are our recommendations for Congress and the New Orleans City Council, as well as local referenda.…

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Turning the page at The Times-Picayune

Editorial — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:29:00 -0500

To paraphrase an old commercial: What this town needs is a good daily newspaper. For nearly 200 years, we’ve had one or more.…
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The right side of history

Editorial — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:00 -0500

This editorial will appear in next week's Gambit.

When President Barack Obama affirmed his belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, much of the ensuing discussion focused on the history of the moment, ignoring what may be an even more significant point: the President’s position now puts him in the mainstream of Americans.…
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Head for City Council At-Large

Editorial — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:34:59 -0500

Saturday, March 24, is an important election day in Louisiana. Republican voters statewide will participate in their party’s presidential primary, and all voters in New Orleans will go to the polls to choose a new at-large member of the New Orleans City Council.…
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Splitting the city council at-large elections

Editorial — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:29:00 -0500

As we interviewed candidates in the special election for an at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council, we were reminded of recent discussions in some quarters about a proposal to change the way at-large council members are elected. Under the current system, candidates running for the two at-large council seats in regularly scheduled citywide elections engage in a political free-for-all.…
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