Hansen: Katrina Veteran Sandbags, Seals Leak At Home
- June
- 16
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Statistics for most-sandbags-handled-by-a-volunteer are hard to come by, but Sickel has to be on the leader board. Helping people recover from devastating acts of God is pretty much his life. He did it far away in New Orleans and Florida. He’s doing it here at home. Again.
Sickel, almost 50, has a real job. As “Toolman [...]
Henry Butlers PiaNOLA a captivating collection
- April
- 27
PiaNOLA opens with a song worthy of its name. There’s a swagger to Butler’s romp through “Basin Street Blues,” that emphasizes the pianist’s heavy right hand. At the same time, the breakneck arpeggios that usher the tune into its second half show that Butler has a deft touch, too. Another [...]
Healthy Sanchez closes out Nationals
- April
- 18
The Mets believe that the Great Collapse of 2007 never
would have happened with a healthy Duaner Sanchez in their bullpen. After watching Sanchez last night in his first appearance since July 2006, they might be right. Sanchez entered in the ninth inning to the strains of “Wild Thing” and a standing ovation [...]
Sorry Mario your shot not biggest ever
- April
- 12
After that, we can’t find any bucket, at least in the last 30 years, that we would rank as more important. Rose contesting the shot makes Chalmers’ hit better than Michael Jordan’s wing jumper against Georgetown in 1982. And Scotty Thurman’s high-arching 3 against Duke came with a minute to go in [...]
Celebs attend ‘Idol Gives Back’ charity event
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone
else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity
event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled
to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol”
finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music,” while
performers from [...]
`Idol Gives Back’ Attracts AList Celebs
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol” finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop [...]
Tightknit neighborhood open plan seal the deal
- April
- 8
Charles Moore and Patricia Jaubert moved from Snellville to Grayson last summer. They chatted about their home in the Stillwaters neighborhood, where they created a hometown feeling for Jaubert, who is from New Orleans.
Christopher Oquendo/Special(ENLARGE)Over the course of a year, Patricia Jaubert and Charles Moore went looking for a quality build and found it at [...]
Engineer Society Accused of CoverUps
- April
- 6
NEW ORLEANS - The professional organization for engineers who build the nation’s roads, dams and bridges has been accused by fellow engineers of covering up catastrophic design flaws while investigating national disasters.After the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and the levee failures caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the federal government paid the [...]
Cats may keep body purring
- March
- 6
MINNEAPOLIS A new study suggests that cat owners are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than people who don’t own cats. And no, dogs don’t do the same trick.
The study, by researchers at the University of Minnesota, found that feline-less people were 30 to 40 percent more likely [...]
Kids play grow at camp
- March
- 6
Don’t think of camp as just a way to keep kids occupied during the long days of summer.
The right summer camp can accelerate a child’s development and provide lifelong skills, psychologists say.
At camp, kids get to live communally, engage in a variety of recreational activities and spend time away from home and family. [...]
