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With logistical challenges and mobility restrictions in the Hurricane Katrina area, our best news during the storm and the flood came from bloggers who were also survivors (both physically and electronically).
Only a few of the original blogs are still... 
With logistical challenges and mobility restrictions in the Hurricane Katrina area, our best news during the storm and the flood came from bloggers who were also survivors (both physically and electronically).
Only a few of the original blogs are still producing active content. We have replaced the inactive blogs with new voices, for example a group of eloquent Voices of New Orleans. The healing balm of Katrina Poetry replaces the extraordinary Hurricanes' Havoc, which closed up shop after one hundred reporter posts. For a comprehensive view of New Orleans news and politics, take a look at Katrina Coverage. For additional solid reporting and analysis, see NPR Topics and The Huffington Post: Katrina. The Huffington Post includes articles about Katrina and the recovery, as well as posts on other topics that reference Katrina.
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In Gulfport, Miss., attorney Jim Wetzel and his wife, Garnette, have almost completed rebuilding their 20-year-old Georgian Manor on the coast. It's about the only home on Beach Boulevard that's still standing. The mayor of Gulfport calls it an inspiration to the community.
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We are going to be a bit more subtle this week. After all, what says subtle if not the Fourth of July? Kaboom!!
For that matter, what says subtle if not the United States under the current King George? Kaboom!!
This week’s video puts the flag to a different use. It is “What Would Jesus Do?” by Chris Thomas King. I...
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My son Matt and I went over to the Old US mint today and took in the “Treasures of Napoleon” exhibit that’s on the second floor until early August. It’s well worth the $6 admission and it’s a good way to culture yourself for an hour or so before you face the hipsters on Frenchmen [...]
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A recent meeting in New Orleans of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists has resulted in a slew of opinion pieces from across the nation. Follow the link to the society's page, where links to many of the stories are provided.
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In the future, will New Orleans just pull into port for the weekend?
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Mr. Shearer sums up the lack of federal oversight in New Orleans:
So, to review, the federal government, under both parties, allowed the Corps of Engineers to build a "system" of levees and floodwalls that one federal judge has now said the Corps knew was inadequate. Then, after FEMA's disaster response was notoriously...
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I haven’t been able to read anymore books about Post Katrina New Orleans. Period. As much as I want to. One symptom of Post Traumatic Stress disorder is continually reliving the traumatic experience and I have done enough of that just working with Karen on Squandered Heritage and my continual work on the Neighborhood...
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Conservative old Japanese politicians will sing you the praises of Doraemon and other anime heroes because they are smart enough to know that that's what the world likes about Japan — not the blue-suited politicians. So, as Independence Day approaches in the US of A, why don't we embrace AnimaMundi's idea and send a few jazz...
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Floods, levee breeches, collapsing bridges. Let's face it — decades of neglect have left the USA broken. And one group says we'll need at least a trillion dollars to fix it:
Even before the latest flooding, a group representing engineers said the United States needed to spend about $1 trillion more than it does now to...
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Grayhawk Perkins' music couldn't have come from anywhere else:
As a youth, Grayhawk learned the traditional songs and customs of his tribe, the Houma Nation. In their music, The Gray Hawk Band is able to weave the complex Native American rhythms, with blues, jazz, and funk. Creating something altogether original, that...
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