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Monthly Archives: September 2005
First Person: New Orleans
My friend Monica is a New Orleans resident. When we were finally able to reconnect after Katrina, I asked her to keep me up to date on the situation. Here is her first-hand account of their trip back into New … Continue reading
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More Ways to Help
Tapped out on cash to give? Tired of wall to wall blame game coverage of the hurricane, but still want to help? Put that restless energy to good use over at the Katrina PeopleFinder project. This is a massive project … Continue reading
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Our Erroneous Ways
It took me a day or so to make it over, but Doc has an excellent post on our newly launched war on error that I think should be a must read for anyone beginning to lose patience with politics … Continue reading
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Marginalized Fringe
There is a moving and eloquent post by Dr. Mark Naison over at the Progressive’s Network on the face of the evacuees in the Gulf state disaster. He writes: Not since the great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 have the … Continue reading
Out of Chaos
It’s officially the end of my holiday weekend. I’m tired of media coverage as usual in light of life isn’t as usual, so I spent some time reconnecting with some of the lists I’m on, where by and large people … Continue reading
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In The Margins
As heartbreaking as the stories that continue to make their way out of the devestated Gulf Coast region are, I suspect the one’s that aren’t being covered are even worse. So, I wasn’t surprised to open my email today and … Continue reading
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Technology for Survivors
Along with losing most everything they own, many of the hurricane survivors are also battling technology issues such as hosts under water, missing websites and no email. We’ve offered to help – since we just got our own shiny new … Continue reading
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Books & Vision for Evacuees
Jennifer Roberson is spearheading a book drive for the hurricane evacuees now in the Astrodome. They have food, water, cots, plumbing, etc.; they now need things to fill the endless hours. She has contacted the local authorities and was given … Continue reading
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Blogging for Katrina
Inspired by Hugh Hewitt, marshaled by Glenn Reynolds, and organized by N.Z. Bear, nearly 700 bloggers from 11 countries have united today to raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims. Last I checked, they had raised over $64,000 so far – … Continue reading
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