29 December | 16:49  |  kitty

Amen, my friend. The T-P has done such an excellent job post-K. And Chris Rose has done the finest work of his career. If he doesn't win an award it would be a crime. I know the woman who is the subject of his article and he gets it exactly right. Living in New Orleans today is a daily heart break.

01 January | 17:53  |  rebecca

Chris Rose had a note to readers in today's paper saying he's taking a few weeks off to "step out of this thing and breathe. get a fresh perspective, walk in the park and watch boats float down the river and see what shapes I can find in the clouds. Bunnies. Sheep. Stuff like that." His columns have been a godsend here. Another note about nola: this deserted city was packed last night, at least in the quarter. Bodies to bodies, natives come back to act like tourists and celebrate the close of a horrific year and the start of something new. Thanks to the T-P for running a story containing the best news out of this city in months: http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1136101328176420.xml and, of course, to chris rose for capturing the feelings of a city in a few words printed on D-1: http://www.nola.com/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-5/1136101137176420.xml
If the man doesn't win a Pulitzer this year, i suggest riots.

01 January | 18:05  |  rebecca

Oops! I think I sent the wrong link for the *best* news story out of nola. Here it is: http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1136100412176420.xml

apologies!