In New Orleans's Lower Ninth, Still Waiting for a Break in the Clouds- December 27, 2006 NEW ORLEANS I was passing through the Crescent City last week on my way to visit my parents in Shreveport for the holidays. It was raining, and I stopped when I saw a man just standing in a pool of water outside his home in the Lower Ninth Ward. Turns out his name was Clark Kent.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600789.html?nav=r... Homeless Demand Our Aid- December 20, 2006 This won't be my usual "remember the homeless" column, a staple of winter writings in years past. There will be no profile of some randomly selected street person whom you can either pity with a donation or curse in contempt. Either we're going to put an end to chronic homelessness in America. Or not. And featuring a few more sad faces for Thanksgiving or during the first cold days of the year falls squarely in the category of doing little if anything to solve the problem.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121901466.html?nav=r... Behind the Wheel, Young, Restless and at Risk- December 13, 2006 No doubt it's because my youngest son got his Maryland driver's license this year, at 16, but whenever there's a news report about a car crash in our region, I want to know if a teenager was involved. And I'm especially interested in 16-year-olds, who have the highest crash rate of all drivers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121201579.html?nav=r... Fenty's Choice of Police Chief In the White-Hot Spotlight- December 6, 2006 "What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/05/AR2006120501440.html?nav=r... |