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Master plan?

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR), a local nonprofit think tank, has followed the planning process since its inception and released several reports assessing various drafts of the plan. BGR’s latest report, “A Need for Clarity,” concludes that the most recent draft “still falls short of the requirements for a good master plan.” (The entire report is available online at www.bgr.org.) BGR notes that the latest draft is better than the one put forth last September, but it still “does not provide sufficient guidance on the physical development of the city” for the next two decades. BGR adds that it “strays from its mission by covering an array of issues unrelated to physical growth and development.” Examples of “inappropriate topics” include recommendations for improving police-community relations and hiring practices for firefighters. “While important, such topics are not appropriate for a master plan,” BGR states. We agree.

- New Orleans’ Master Plan, BestOfNewOrleans.com, April 19, 2010.

3. Jimmy Carter approached his career with all the pragmatism of a practical man, and the deep-rooted morality of a religious one. American politics is increasingly dominated by what's called the religious right; conservatives who share an anti-scientific world view, who treat evolution as a heretical theory, and universal healthcare as dangerous socialism. But Carter was of the religious left, a very different beast. He has a profound faith, rooted in his Baptist upbringing. He and Rosalynn read the Bible to each other every night and have done so for “30-something years”. (They read in Spanish, so that they can practise their language skills at the same time; they’re relentless self-improvers.) “I read a chapter one night,” says Rosalynn. “And he reads a chapter the next night.”