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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

My Testimony Against the Insurance Industry

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Today I addressed the Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee. I heard the stories of dozens of people in similar and worse situations than us....
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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Katrina Insurance Victim Fights Back Against Allstate

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Back in September 2005 we filed a claim with Allstate that Hurricane Katrina racked our house. Eight months later, they denied that part of ...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Katrina Tears & My Vote for Mayor

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I cried daily when I was a baby due to colic. I didn't cry much growing up, and I probably didn't cry even once from the age of 18 o...
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Thursday, May 04, 2006

Allstate Calls Me A Liar

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Today was a bad day, one of the worst in my life. We didn't receive any mail for two weeks, and then this afternoon we got about a month...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Stoking the Fire

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My schedule is out of wack. Courses for the Fall 2005 semester just ended last week. And tomorrow I begin teaching for the Spring 2006 semes...

Qatar's Gift

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My university, Xavier, is getting 17.5 million dollars from Qatar. Thanks, or perhaps I should say shukran aktir Qatar . Five million will b...
Sunday, April 30, 2006

The Boss

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Today Bruce Springsteen closed out the first weekend of Jazzfest. It was pretty emotional for me. Unlike Bob Dylan on Friday, who didn't...
Monday, April 24, 2006

Why Religious Studies Matters

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On April 20th, 2006, at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, I received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Department of Religious Stu...
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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Congo Square

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Today I listened to "Congo Square," a musical collaboration between Wynton Marsalis and Yacub Addy. It took place in Congo Square,...
Saturday, April 22, 2006

The Record

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Today I voted in what many are calling the most important election in the history of New Orleans. Here's how I went down: Mayor: Virgin...