Earl Bockenfeld: MiscelleousEverything else.Who Would Imagine, Superdome Is Cursed- September 19, 2005 Who Would Imagine, Superdome Is Cursed In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Superdome became a symbol of relief efforts gone wrong, a scene of heartbreaking misery for thousands. There is intense irony in the Superdome becoming the symbol of the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. In New Orleans lore, it's a haunted building - a cursed structure in this city that lives shoulder to shoulder with its Cities of the Dead. Similar to the Boston Red Sox Bambino curse and the Chicago Cubs billy...http://www.nola.com/weblogs/bourbon/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_bstdiaries/archives/2005_09.htm... Speculators Rushing In as the Water Recedes- September 16, 2005 Speculators Rushing In as the Water Recedes Would-be home buyers are betting New Orleans will be a boomtown. And many of the city's poorest residents could end up being forced out. BATON ROUGE, La. &151; Brandy Farris is house hunting in New Orleans. The real estate agent has $10 million in the bank, wired by an investor who has instructed her to scoop up houses &151; any houses. "Flooding no problem," Farris' newspaper ads advise. Her backer is a Miami businessman who specializes in buying.http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nohouses15sep15,0,7729830.story?coll=la-home-headlin... Shaq Helps Cops Nab Suspect- September 14, 2005 Shaq Helps Cops Nab Suspect Shaquille O'Neal provided an assist to police over the weekend, trailing a man who allegedly assaulted a gay couple before alerting an arresting officer. The 7-foot-1 Miami Heat center, who is in the process of becoming a Miami Beach, Fla. reserve officer, was driving on South Beach around 3 a.m. Sunday. He saw a passenger in a car yell anti-gay slurs at the couple, who were walking, said Bobby Hernandez, a spokesman for the Miami Beach Police Department. ...http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_256174528.html |