May 24, 2012, 10:09 amNew Orleans Times-Picayune to Cut Staff and Cease Daily Print Edition By DAVID CARRThe New Orleans Times-Picayune confirmed on Thursday that it will cut back its daily print publishing schedule to three days a week and lay off an unknown number of staff members.This memo to the staff of the Times-Picayune from the publisher was sent out on Thursday morning, following a New York Times report about the plans on Wednesday night:To all employees:We wanted to make you aware of a news story that will be posted on NOLA.com regarding the future of the company, and to alert you that we will be scheduling meetings to discuss it with groups of employees today.The story, which can be accessed through this link, ... Continue reading →
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Gleaning meaning from requests made by a sitting jury can be a treacherous endeavor, fraught with potential for misinterpretation. But one thing is crystal clear: Jurors are looking hard at the relationship between Edwards and Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, the Virginia heiress who took a shine to the smooth-talking North Carolina lawyer turned senator who believed he could be president of the United States.The jurors have asked for the handwritten note in which Mellon scrawled in meandering script that she wanted to pay for campaign expenses “without government restrictions,” a missive she sent off in a rage after Edwards was ridiculed for spending $400 of campaign money for a haircut. And the jurors also have asked for another look at the handwritten note from Mellon’s interior ... Continue reading →