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The Wrecking Krewe
During the last three decades, according to a survey by a group of local preservationists, Alexandria has lost nearly 90% of its historic buildings. In large part, this was due to the construction of Interstate 49, which punctured through the center of Alexandria’s inner-city and Downtown. Indeed, the Alexandria Historic Preservation Commission was first established to save the structure that once served as the local train station; the building was subsequently moved and is now the main terminal for the A-TRANS. In the back halls of the offices of the Alexandria City Council, you’ll see an amazing caricature of the Alexandria-Pineville skyline…
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Bobby Jindal Is Mooning Louisiana: Lagniappe
Without a doubt, people in Louisiana care about the future of public education, and without a doubt, people are deeply skeptical of Governor Bobby Jindal’s controversial proposal to launch the country’s most expansive school voucher program, a program that, by the numbers, could never possibly work but, still, one that presages an underlying ambition to use taxpayer dollars to build a parallel private education system. During the last few days, I’ve been somewhat surprised by the number of people who have read and reacted to my post Bobby Jindal Is Mooning Louisiana, both here on my website and on social…
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Bobby Jindal Is Mooning Louisiana
Originally posted on February 5, 2012: A few days ago, The Wall Street Journal compared Governor Bobby Jindal’s plans for education reform to Newt Gingrich’s plans for a moon colony. And they weren’t being facetious or ironic. Quoting from their article “Jindal’s Education Moon Shot“: Newt Gingrich wants the U.S. to return to the moon, but as challenges go he has nothing on Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s school reform plans. Mr. Jindal wants to create America’s largest school voucher program, broadest parental choice system, and toughest teacher accountability regime—all in one legislative session. Any one of those would be a…
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