AltWeeklies Wire
Houston Dodges a Bullet and Finds Traffic Hellnew
In the Week of Hurricane Rita, Interstates 10 and 45 turned into the Superdome, with 24-hour saunalike drives in cars filled with bitchy relatives.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly, Josh Harkinson, John Nova Lomax and Todd Spivak |
10-03-2005 |
Disasters
Katrina Aftermath Radio: A Brief, Dysfunctional Lifenew
Attempts to set up a low-power FM station for Astrodome residents was killed by bureaucracy.
Austin Chronicle |
Wells Dunbar |
09-30-2005 |
Disasters
Lone Star Shelternew
Four photographers document the lives of hurricane evacuees sheltered in Houston, Austin and Dallas.
The Texas Observer |
Steve Satterwhite, Tom Kilty, Alan Pogue and Vic Hinterlang |
09-30-2005 |
Disasters
Back from the Dead
New Mexico State Police return home with gruesome stories of their mission of providing security for body recovery teams in New Orleans’s Ninth Ward neighborhood.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dan Frosch |
09-28-2005 |
Disasters
For Evacuees, Phoenix Looks Like the Promised Landnew
After sitting on a freeway bridge for three days with no food, evacuees of New Orleans are grateful to be in Arizona.
Phoenix New Times |
Jimmy Magahern |
09-27-2005 |
Disasters
Submerged: An Evacuee's Journal: The New New Orleans
An evacuee who returns to New Orleans discovers how complicated and hazardous it can be to accomplish even a simple mission like feeding a friend's cat. Fourth in a multi-part series
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
09-26-2005 |
Disasters
Gone With the Windnew
Three weeks after Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood unleashed a storm of his own by announcing a civil action against some members of the insurance industry, declaring that provisions excluding flood damage from the policies of hurricane victims are void and unenforceable.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-22-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
'The Kindness of Strangers'
When hurricane, flood and looting engulfed the Crescent City, Oklahoma's Thunderbirds were among those who flew in to turn the tide. This is one account.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
09-21-2005 |
Disasters
New Orleans: Survivor Storiesnew
People trapped in the city after Katrina give detailed first-hand accounts of what they did, what they saw, and how they stayed alive.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
City Pages staff |
09-20-2005 |
Disasters
Submerged: An Evacuee's Journal: Just a Little While to Stay Here
Even in evacuation, New Orleans is a city divided by race. Third in a multi-part series
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
09-19-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Cajundome
Someday Is Comingnew
What does is mean when disasters you've heard predicted for years actually start showing up?
Radio-Free Astrodomenew
Prometheus Radio and Houston's KPFT fight to prove that low-power FM is just the tool for a community in need.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Another Storm A'Brewin'new
After Katrina, insurance pay-offs are going to be tricky. Did those who lost their houses completely fare better than those with water lines around their walls?
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
God's Countrynew
When Brian Moliere heard Katrina was hurling toward his big house in his little town of Waveland, he -- like too many other Coast residents -- figured he could just go upstairs into the attic and be above the high water mark.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
God, Liquor, and Katrinanew
Following Hurricane Katrina, government officials and aid workers have concentrated on ensuring physical survival. Now volunteers at evacuation centers are trying to create an environment that replenishes the spirit of the survivors.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Camp Edwards
