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...Jewish-American gay socialist” brought these many facets of his persona to controversial interpretations of Miller’s plays as well as his own construction of Jewish identity.A GAY JEW IN LOUISIANAIn a question-and-answer session with about 40 Harvard students at Hillel, the Louisiana-raised Kushner recalled how Judaism helped him get through a childhood of ostracism for being gay.“Being Jewish helped me understand how I could be something that the rest of the world said was bad,” he said.Kushner said he knew he was gay as early...
...organization is being written these very months. In the wake of Katrina’s devastation, the NCCC dramatically refocused their efforts and manpower on disaster relief in the Gulf region. According to the Washington Post, at least half of current volunteers are serving, or have served, in Louisiana or Mississippi...
...Methodist Church. Known as extroverted cutups with a bit of a wild side, they were described in the campus newspaper as budding actors "on the road to stardom." Moseley, a high school homecoming king and senior-class president, two years ago spent a week helping rebuild a church in Louisiana on a mission with his church, Huffman United Methodist. Says church member Beth O'Donnell, a mother of four who was often host to Moseley in her home: "He is a kind and gentle soul, a bit impulsive, but nobody thought it would turn such...
...efficiencies of the port of New Orleans), higher energy prices and more vulnerable energy supplies. Compare that with the cost of rebuilding the energy and port infrastructure elsewhere. Compare that with the fact that in the past two years, we have spent more to rebuild Iraq's wetlands than Louisiana's. National interest requires this restoration. Our energy needs alone require it. Yet the White House proposes spending only $100 million for coastal restoration...
...should flood control be paid for? States get 50% of the tax revenues paid to the Federal Government from oil and gas produced on federally owned land. States justify that by arguing that the energy production puts strains on their infrastructure and environment. Louisiana gets no share of the tax revenue from the oil and gas production on the outer continental shelf. Yet that production puts an infinitely greater burden on it than energy production from other federal territory puts on any other state. If we treat Louisiana the same as other states and give it the same share...