Conspiracy debate
The two letters below are in response to “Dr. Mary’s Monkey: Did HIV originate in New Orleans?” by Brobson Lutz, M.D. August 2007 issue. In the article Lutz critiques the book Dr. Mary’s Monkey by Edward Haslam.

(Dr. Lutz) confidently declared that the controversial...

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Re: “Dazzled by Design: Our Annual Pursuit of the Year’s Best New Architecture” by John P. Klingman. June 2007 issue.

I found it quite interesting that all of your noted structures lacked any alternative energy generation features. Can we consider...

HOT DRUNKEN CHICKEN
Re: “Creole Al Fresco,” by Dale Curry. May 2007 issue.
Hello Errol,
I was interested in the “Drunken Chicken” recipe listed but have a few questions for clarification. It states “heat the grill to hot,” but doesn’t state what temperature. Hence, the...

Breaking the Cycle
Re: “Rise and Decline: A decade ago the city seemed to have gotten better at fighting crime. What went wrong?” feature, by Allen Johnson, Jr., April 2007 issue.
I just finished reading the article by Allen Johnson, Jr. in your April edition about crime in...

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Giants of Downtown
Re: Julia Street column. April 2007 issue.
In the April 2007 issue, a reader asked about the Midas Muffler Man that she remembers seeing on the way to Brocato’s. There was indeed a Muffler Man located on the corner of North Rampart and St Anthony streets. Although I don’t...

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ISLAND LOVE
Re: Ask Julia column, December 2006 issue.
Imagine my surprise when I purchased my first copy of New Orleans Magazine, opened to [Julia St.] and read a letter about Poydras in Sicily Island. As a native, I can say that he likely found neither meatballs nor...

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SHOPPING LOCALLY
Re: “Unexpected Fortune: An ill wind creates new opportunities,” Home column, by Bonnie Warren. December 2006 issue.

I am a native New Orleanian and enjoy New Orleans Magazine tremendously. I was appalled to see the following statement [in the Home...

Send Us Your Travel Stories

Have you ever noticed that whenever you try to tell travel stories to friends, they never really listen and just try to top your story instead? Well, we promise not to behave that way. We’ll be attentive because we’re genuinely interested.

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WORKING AT MICHOUD
Re: “A Space for Space: Michoud then and now,” Chronicles column, by Carolyn Kolb. November 2006 issue.Left out of the article was the fact that there are lots of workers other than Lockheed-Martin employees at Michoud: There are 1,200 employees of the USDA...

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A TASTE OF SAZERAC
Re: “KY-NO Connection: Herbsaint and the evolution of Sazerac and oysters Rockefeller,” Food column, by Dale Curry. September 2006 issue.I just wanted to write and let you know that over the past 25 years I have seen many stories about New Orleans, Sazerac and Sazerac...