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April 18, 2006 - (Ed. note: This is cross-posted from my blog at KnoxViews.com, with apologies to Chris and the ISS and to KnoxViews readers who may have already seen it. With so many of us down here in the South who enjoy boating and other outdoor activities at our numerous lakes and rivers and seashores, I thought it was relevant.

April 18, 2006 - The NOLA Times Picayune and the Biloxi Sun Herald share the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service:

April 18, 2006 - Latest stats from our Facing South newsletter (you can sign up using the box to the right):

April 17, 2006 - We're just five days away from New Orleans' April 22 municipal elections, and the city's people have to endure another insult, the AP reports:

April 17, 2006 - Time magazine has released its take on who's good -- and not-so-good -- in the U.S. Senate. The list is non-ideological, focused only on what the lawmakers have supposedly accomplished once in office. Here's their list:

April 15, 2006 - How safe is New Orleans? Environmentalists say it's a toxic nightmare; officials say there's no problem.

April 14, 2006 - Wal-Mart has announced it's pulling back from the firearms business: