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After the Floodnew
Six months after Katrina, redemption remains a cruel promise as hard times haunt the Big Easy.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ted Soqui |
03-24-2006 |
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Before the Floodnew
New Orleans was gutted way before any home-wrecker named Katrina.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Cole Coonce |
03-24-2006 |
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Coming Through Slaughternew
Ohlman, a blues and roots-rock preservationist and musician, kept this diary during her trip to Mardi Gras.
New Haven Advocate |
Christine Ohlman |
03-20-2006 |
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A New Yorker in New Orleansnew
Mardi Gras shows a city still hurting, but very much alive.
New York Press |
Christine Lagorio |
03-09-2006 |
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On the Day Before Ashes
More than ever, this year's Mardi Gras was about digging deep into your worries and then laughing, even dancing. 11th in a multi-part series.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
03-06-2006 |
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Don't Look Back in Angernew
Six months after Katrina, less than half of New Orleans' pre-Katrina population has returned, entire neighborhoods remain empty and piles of garbage still clog some streets -- just buying a carton of milk is a challenge.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
03-03-2006 |
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The Pre-Game Partynew
From Spike Lee to Mexican "storm catchers," dry times abound in a new New Orleans.
The Village Voice |
Casey Sanchez |
03-01-2006 |
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The Ninth Re-Wardnew
The Vietnamese community in New Orleans East rebuilds after Katrina.
The Village Voice |
David Shaftel |
02-28-2006 |
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Flood Moneynew
Critics in Reno, Nevada wonder why local governments haven't done the common sense, relatively inexpensive things that will decrease floods.
Reno News & Review |
D. Brian Burghart |
02-23-2006 |
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Only Wordsnew
Hurricane Katrina evacuees travel to Washington to find answers but only find rhetoric.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Cary |
02-22-2006 |
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From Here to Katrinanew
Hit hard by the storm and abandoned by their government, some Gulf Coast residents have found themselves relying on a few unlikely saviors -- Bay Area burners.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
02-22-2006 |
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The Seekersnew
The birth and life of the "9/11 Truth" movement tells a story about what happens when a government lies -- for every action, there's a reaction equal and opposite.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
02-22-2006 |
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Starting Overnew
Atlanta's Katrina evacuees find it takes more than FEMA money to build a new life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
02-16-2006 |
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Shortchangednew
Immigrants who flock to post-Katrina New Orleans for work can get all the jobs they want, but getting paid is a lot harder.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
02-14-2006 |
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Water, Loggednew
Document by document, an inquiry skewers Bush's Katrina cover-up.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
02-13-2006 |
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