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Five of the children abandoned in Nebraska have been from out of state, but most are local. A majority of the children are older than 13 and have a history of being treated for mental-health issues. Nearly every abandoned child came from a single-parent household. In September, one father walked into a hospital and left nine children, ages 1 to 17. He reportedly told hospital workers that he'd been overwhelmed since his wife died a few days after their youngest was born...
...city, but I think that we can work through all of that." Still, Pentagon officials continue to express concern about the ability of the Iraqi military to keep the peace as the Americans pull out. Deep historical animosities among Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish groups remain, and local troops loyal to a specific sect won't be as capable of defusing tensions, U.S. officials fear. But Hort said that the Iraqi military "has got a tremendous amount of confidence in themselves, and is doing more and more each and every day that we work with them...
...Street on a Saturday night. You'll see everyone from stumbling frat boys to gassed grannies slurping and burping the ubiquitous hurricane - the fruity rum concoction supposedly invented in New Orleans during World War II. But if you're going to drink, I'd recommend the chocolatey, dangerously drinkable local brew called Abita Turbodog. Turbodog is more potent than Abita's other brews; the company advises, "Beware of the dog!" I would heed that...
...spring for naughty nurse outfit). The following night, however, upped our heat quotient significantly. We went to an old-timey club called One-Eyed Jacks (615 Toulouse Street; 504-569-8361) and saw a brilliant, theatrical band called Rock City Morgue and watched the beautiful burlesque girls of the local vaudeville troupe Fleur de Tease contort and comport themselves for our viewing pleasure...
...local celebrity, Alperon once allowed a TV crew into his home, where he and his wife, a stylish blonde with a Ph.D. in philosophy, were interviewed by a top model. Afterward, the interviewer, Yael Goldman, remarked soberly, "You see The Sopranos, and it sounds good thinking that some charming [Mafioso] will walk you into the sunset. But in reality, they're quite frightening." And that was with Alperon on his best behavior...