Macho B was the only jaguar known to be living in the United States; he had been photographed repeatedly since 1996 in southern Arizona. Three other jaguars, at least one of them thought to have been killed in Mexico, have also been recorded in the United States since 1996, but none are known to be living now.
And we have the spectacle of James Baker — James Baker! — attacking the Obama administration from the left, calling for temporary nationalization of zombie banks as part of the recapitalization process.
The sickening feeling of drift — the sense that policymakers are refusing to face hard facts, and are dithering while the world economy burns — just keeps getting stronger.
A staggering $61.7 billion in quarterly losses at insurer American International Group Inc. touched off fresh fears about the health of the nation's financial system.
More here.Relatives and friends, citizens and government officials of the City of New Orleans and all musicians are invited to attend the Funeral Services at St. James Methodist Church of LA, 1925 Ursulines Ave. on Saturday, February 28, 2009 for 11:00 a.m.
& more here.In her final appearance, Antoinette K-Doe sold out St. James Methodist Church.
NYT's obit here.Outside there was controlled chaos on Ursulines Avenue as the jazz funeral procession slowly formed behind two dozen members of a brass ensemble drawn from the Treme and Red Hot brass bands, among others.
A pair of Mardi Gras Indians, in full feathered regalia, joined the mix. So did at least two women dressed as Baby Dolls, in honor of the Treme Mardi Gras marching organization that Antoinette K-Doe helped revive.
In the lead was an antique-style, glass-walled hearse carriage pulled by two white mules. Once the coffin was inside, the marchers set off past onlookers crowding the narrow strip of Ursulines neutral ground.
My emphases.Antoinette Dorsey, a cousin of the singer Lee Dorsey, was born and reared in New Orleans. After marrying Earl Fox, she moved to Buras, in Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans. She had no children of her own, but she said that she and her husband took care of 27 foster children over the years. She worked as a seamstress and as a welder’s helper on offshore oil rigs.
"...because when you become a comfortable, reliable friend, I’m not sure that’s the place for rock ’n’ roll.”
Still, those reporting for work Thursday at the popular beachfront attraction were caught by surprise when they were greeted by water lapping around the kelp forest display, the shark and ray tank and the rocky reef exhibit
The Minnesota election court just laid down some serious punishment against Norm Coleman's legal team, granting Team Franken's motion to strike the testimony of a key witness involved in Coleman's claim that absentee ballots had been double-counted.
The two parcels, separated by about four miles, are already mostly surrounded by Natural Area land controlled by the DNR.
Fast food giant McDonald's has denied workers compensation benefits to a minimum wage employee who was shot when he ejected a customer who had been beating a woman inside the restaurant.
