Music for the People & the Planet

The blues isn’t for everyone, but this Louisiana native and longtime Texas resident offers a sound that stirs the souls of many, be they in love with or indifferent about the soulful genre. Long John Hunter likely has his family’s sharecropper roots to thank for inspiration and musical ties to reference for his melodic talents, [...]

Obama Makes Louisiana Disaster Declaration

President Obama has declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery work following storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the end of October and early November. State and local governments and some private nonprofits are eligible for federal funding for emergency work and [...]

The Energy Dilemma What: An environmentalist and filmmaker offers one side of the oil story, tying together energy, cancer and economic disaster.

The Dirt: Are fossil fuels a necessary evil or an addiction with many negative side effects, concealed by the smart and shrill powers that be? The left will tell you it’s a conspiracy in the name of money, and the right will say no one can tell whether pollution and cancer came before or after [...]

American Headlines January 19-25

Bush Ordered Extra FEMA Aid For Inauguration In his final week as President, Bush declared an emergency in the District of Columbia and ordered federal aid to support Washington D.C.’s response efforts for the 56th inauguration of our next and 44th President, Barack Obama. The move allows the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency [...]