The Learning Center in Exile

The Learning Center, once a viable institution in New Orleans as a part of the New Orleans Public Library, like much of New Orleans no longer exists, it was washed away by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The Learning Center in Exile has become one of a documentation of my and others' rites of passage toward personal progress like getting a decent job at middle age or finishing school. It is also a place for political and societal rantings. All of this is to keep you reading here.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

White House To Rick Scott: We'll Spend Florida's High-Speed Rail Money Elsewhere

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I am sure that his friend and my Governor Patrick of Massachuse ­tts made a similar call. WE would gladly put to use money to strengthen a h...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Republican Lawmakers Face Grassroots Pressure Over 'War On Contraception'

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My question is this: Why are we subjected to quotes from Steve King? It s not as if he is a towering intellectu ­al or even a moderately suc...

Shawna Forde, Anti-Immigration Vigilante, Convicted Of Killing Nine-Year-Old Girl And Her Father In Arizona

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I honestly believe the headline is misleading ­. It should read: Domestic Terrorist Who Murdered a Young Girl and Her Father for Being Lati...
Friday, February 04, 2011

Obama's 'Humble Faith' On Display At National Prayer Breakfast

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Whatever brings the President strength and comfort is good. Like him I draw my strength and comfort from God. My atheist friends draw streng...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

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A great non-snowy Sunday and no teevee talk shows is has been. My heart goes out to the struggles of the people in Egypt. Our own politician...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

SOTU Bores, Bachmann Riles, And For Some Reason, Christine O'Donnell Was Booked On <i>Good Morning America</i>: The Mediagasm

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What was that great line from that movie? "God bless America and nobody else!" I am really sick of hearing what is just a gratuito...
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Santorum Abortion Remark Spurs Incomplete Discussion

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I wrote exactly the same thing on HuffPo and my own blog. I am galled as a black woman who is both a Christian and pro-choice by Santorum...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Rick Santorum Explains Racially-Charged Attack On Obama

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After the poor, blacks and Hispanics, comes women as the other chattel. Abortion is legal in this country because we have decided that women...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Haley Barbour: Civil Rights Museum Should Be Built In Mississippi

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Mississipp ­i needs a better public schools system that can drag it from dead last into the middle of the 50 states more than a museum that ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Tell Joe Klein It's Stupid NOT to Get Out of Afghanistan

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I'm on Ed's side. What's to think about? We have spent 10 years in Afghanista ­n, have little to show for it, spent billions of ...
Sunday, January 09, 2011

Heroic Woman Charged Jared Loughner, Averting 'Huge Greater Catastrophe'

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If ever the word hero meant anything it is exemplifie ­d in this awful tragedy. As an ordinary citizen from a different state I want to sta...

Virginia Delegate Wants To Bring Back Confederate Money, Or Something

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I'd agree if only there weren't family, dear friends and some really great people in the south. Being a born southerner now happily ...
Saturday, January 08, 2011

Gabby Giffords: A Few Words

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My goodness. I am just plugging back into the world after what was a very pleasant day without communicat ­ion of any kind. My heart breaks ...
Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Florida Welcomes Rick Scott As Their New Fraudster King

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I left Florida in 1998. I still miss the work and the people I worked with and those I served. It was a great job. Yet, I am so darn happy ...
Monday, January 03, 2011

Texas Budget Crisis Goes Overlooked

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Taxes provides services. No taxes no services. I like calling 911 and getting a police response to chase a criminal or a fire truck to put o...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Wall Street's Ten Biggest Lies for 2010

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It is as if we are going slow motion in a head on collision and cannot turn away. I fear for this country. Many Americans cannot handle the ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Iraq Wants The U.S. Out: Prime Minister Insists All Troops Must Leave

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Well alrighty then let's make this request happen! I mean a significan ­t portion of the people in this country opposed shooting up Iraq...

Wall Street Execs Whine To Politico About Their Hurt Feelings

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Thank you my sentiments exactly! What they did was theft. What they did was legal. Letting them do it again would just be stupid on our part...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Obama Hawaii Vacation 2010: First Couple Heads To Marine Base On Christmas (PHOTOS)

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The blizzard is starting and reading this article and seeing the pictures of the President and First Lady warmed my heart. It is obvious tha...
Saturday, December 25, 2010

The Learning Center in Exile: A Child Is Born!

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The Learning Center in Exile: A Child Is Born!
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