Going underground
(From AP) ALBANY, N.Y. — When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the heated debate that has kept hydraulic...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
Gender role reversal
(From The New York Times) HOUSTON — Wearing brick-red scrubs and chatting in Spanish, Miguel Alquicira settled a tiny girl into an adult-size dental chair and soothed her through a set of X-rays. Then he ushered the dentist, a woman,...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
Dollars and sense
(From The Times-Picayune) Publicly traded local banks participating in this year's Gulf South Bank Conference told investment analysts gathered at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans hotel last week that they're focused on growth, dealing with...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
2 Baton Rouge public high schools make 'America's Best' list of 1,000
Of the 1,000 public high schools across the country ranked by The Daily Beast on its "America's Best High Schools 2012" list, seven are located in Louisiana—with just two of them in Baton Rouge. Only one Louisiana school, New Orleans'...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Troubles roil biodiesel credit-trading market
In recent months, the tax credit-trading market for the biodiesel industry has been rattled by fraud allegations, plummeting confidence and numerous lawsuits. The Houston Chronicle reports the EPA has identified more than 140 million...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Congressional discourse a grade level lower than in '05, study says
Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago, with the most conservative members of Congress speaking on average at the lowest grade level, according to a new analysis from the nonprofit, nonpartisan...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
New animal alliance director outlines focus on shelter improvements
In an open letter to the community released this morning, the Companion Animal Alliance's new director Kim Sherlaw says, "Much work must be done to provide a clean, comfortable, safe, species-appropriate, stimulating and enriching environment" at...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Just between you and me
(From Bloomberg) Victor Hand, a semi-retired railway manager in Maine, grew so alarmed when he learned that his state was building a database to store all residents' medical files that he rushed to the hospital to try to opt out.
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
Capitalism the Communist way
(From The New York Times) SHANGHAI — The Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation recently announced a bold move to crack China's tightly protected film industry: a $330 million deal to create a Shanghai animation studio that might one day...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
News roundup: Albemarle raises prices on flame retardant … Ex-BP engineer challenges travel restrictions … Norquist endorsement fuels fire for Jindal as Romney's running mate
Flaring up: Baton Rouge specialty chemical maker Albemarle Corp. announced today it's increasing prices on a flame retardant known as SAYTEX HP by 20% to its customers across the globe, or as contracts allow. The increase is...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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