New Orleans house wrongly torn down
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008I was glued to the Olympics Swimming events this past
week/weekend.
Michael Phelps was just amazing. Did you watch Michael
Phelps win gold after gold medal, thoughts?
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New Orleans house wrongly torn down
A New Orleans city contractor apparently never got the word
a vacant house had been given a reprieve and demolished it
this weekend, the home’s owner said. Erica DeJan, a pregnant
mother-of-three, said miscommunication was likely to blame
for the mistake that resulted in her home being reduced to a
pile of rubble, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported.
DeJan said she immediately contacted City Hall officials upon
learning of the scheduled demolition of her home Friday, but
the order to rescind the demolition was never properly
executed. “It’s just a lack of communication,” DeJan said.
“It’s not being on the same wavelength.” DeJan acknowledged
the home she and her husband Brian bought had been deemed a
public nuisance because of damage from Hurricane Katrina.
But she told The Times-Picayune they had plans to renovate
the house. A city official told the newspaper the case
would be investigated fully before any in-depth comments
on the matter could be made.
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Goose catcher meets neighborhood activists
A professional goose trapper has been caught up in opposition
from wildlife lovers in a Florida neighborhood. Austin
Corley, 18, is legally capturing birds under state law that
requires only the filing of an application with the National
Trappers Association. He has been nabbing ducks and geese
since he was in ninth grade for sale at animal auctions,
where he gets $5 to $20 per bird. Only recently has he run
into real opposition, the St. Petersburg Times reported.
Residents of the Crescent Lake area came out in force to
drive away Corley and his friends from their neighborhood,
where ducks and geese are considered free-range pets. They
said their calls to police got belated responses but they
remain determined. “I’m terrified this guy is going to
come back,” said Jennifer Silva. “We all just want him to
leave this park alone and find another way to make a living.”
Corley is unapologetic, although he doesn’t expect to return
to Crescent Lake. “They’re nobody’s ducks,” he says. “It’s
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Bulletproof fashion on sale at Harrods
Bulletproof designer fashion is now available through
Britain’s best-known retailer. Harrods is carrying a
Colombian entrepreneur’s line of luxury “ballistic daywear”
for customers fearing personal attack. Included among those
wanting the clothes are King Abdullah II of Jordan,
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Colombian President Alvaro
Uribe and actor Steven Seagal, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The customized clothing line includes a polo shirt, a blazer,
a sports jacket, a biker jacket and a raincoat — with prices
ranging between $6,500 and $15,400. The apparel is described
as being wearable at parties even while tough enough to
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reader Comments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What are your thoughts on Wal-Mart influencing its workers
votes?
“So the unions want to complain that Wal-Mart is trying to
influence its voters? Have you seen the amount of propaganda
that the unions send out every month to its members. All of
it is political and all toward the Democrat candidate for
president, governor, senator, representative or the Democrat
“team” that the union wants to promote. I know that the
union says this is all non partisan and that they are only
looking out for the best interests of their members. I am
sure that Wal-Mart would say the same thing. Personally, I
would love to enjoy the “free choice” to belong to the union
or not but in Washington, the union gave a large financial
contribution and sponsored the third recount of the ballots
for the Governor and she then turned the state government
into a closed shop. We don’t have any “free choice” and
there is no employee free choice in the Employee Free Choice
Act. The name implies that it would allow the employees to
decide to unionize or not but in reality, it would allow the
unions to form and actually cut the majority of the employees
out of any choice like they have done in Washington.”
“To start with the story is spun completely out of context.
Wal-Mart did not do it. Next, only a democrat would want
to do away with the secret ballot so they could bully workers
into voting their way. Just think about it. With a secret
ballot, the company does not know who supported their side
or the unions, so why do away with it unless the unions
intend to bully those that chose to have an open shop? I
thought a democrat was supposed to protect the little guy,
damn little guys must be stupid also?”
“the union is trying to convince it’s members to vote for
Obama so why is it not alright for Wal-Mart to ask it’s
workers to vote for McCain. Seems fair enough to me.”
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