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During the hit of Hurricane Katrina, I was shocked. From what little I saw when I would come back home from school at around eleven o’clock at night I was hooked on the television. I found myself, every night…

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Recently I caught the middle of an NPR news segment regarding bodies found, and I had to wait for some clues in order to know whether the topic was Iraq or New Orleans. When the professional radio voice ended a lengthy…

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One year ago, one could not ride a Chicago Airport bus or a Houston city bus beyond the metropolitan limits of those two cities. Since the return of public transit to New Orleans last fall, New Orleanians can ride these…

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when the news broadcasted the city of new orleans after katrina hit i was in tears. katrina literally gutted new orleans and i blame the entire government system for it. There were remains of bodys left there from when i…

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June 28, 2006\r\n\r\n I have just returned from spending 6 1/2 days on the Gulf Coast assisting in Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts with 74 student and adult volunteers from Jackson, Michigan. I am a volunteer…

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In the area of Mississippi I was living in we had frightening high winds, storm, and rain. I left my home near the River in West Point, MS to spend the night with friends in town. My power was out for 6 days and the…

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When HURRICANE KATRINA was 36 hrs. away,my friends and i chose to leave and we have not gone back to ST.BERNARD PARISH,to live. We are still where we went when we came back to LA.after 3 weeks with my daughter and her…

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It\'s possible to build a new city for them

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Our family life is different because we lost our home and have lived with my mother for almost a year now. My family is still going through Hurricane Rita and the after effects will carry on for ever for us. We just…

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About a month after 9/11, I remember hearing statements from individuals in places out west, like California, that truly shocked me because of what seemed like tasteless insensitivity. Many people had proclaimed that…

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