Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day
I spent my afternoon at a neighborhood cookout that was organized at the last minute. It was nice – the weather here has been absolutely beautiful.
Disastrous disaster response from local and state La. officials
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Mississippians’ Suffering Overshadowed
On Thursday, I posted a question about the lack of significant coverage coming out of affected areas outside of New Orleans and why there wasn’t more of it. Looks like I’m not the only one wondering:
RIP, Justice Rehnquist
The Associated Press this evening is reporting that US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist passed away at his Virginia home today. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last October.
As US struggles with Katrina, the world looks on
I was particularly struck by a quote I read in a Reuters article from someone in Sri Lanka who compared the post-tsunami atmosphere there with post-Katrina atmososphere in New Orleans. From the article: