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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 |
Disasters
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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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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 |
Disasters
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Desolation Rownew
Hard times abound in the Big Easy, as crackheads, carpenters and churchmen rebuild their own New Orleans.
Nashville Scene |
William Dean Hinton |
01-25-2006 |
Disasters
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The Scapegoatnew
James Scott will never forget the Great Flood of ’93 -- it's why he's serving time in prison.
Illinois Times |
Adam Pitluk |
01-20-2006 |
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N.O. Peace for Activist's Mournersnew
New Orleans police broke up a memorial service for Portland, Maine, activist Meg Perry Sunday, by handcuffing and searching Katrina-relief volunteers who were singing songs and reminiscing about the life of the 26-year-old social-justice advocate.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
12-15-2005 |
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Wigging Outnew
Stressed, depressed and drinking more, the people of New Orleans are behaving pretty much as they should.
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Reconstructing Bay St. Louis: Answers, Pleasenew
Along the beach in Bay St. Louis, houses are nothing more than piles of rubble, and many streets remain impassable. Still, more than 300 citizens crowded into an open meeting in a battered church to discuss rebuilding their community.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-10-2005 |
Disasters
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Bellsouth Looting Competitors?new
As hurricane victims in Biloxi, Miss., move to reassemble their lives, phone corporation Bellsouth moves in to dominate the area by bullying customers.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-03-2005 |
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The Super Floodnew
Massive mudflows one day will pour off the 14,411-foot volcano called Mount Rainier, bury Seattle's south suburbs, and reach as far as the city itself. It's happened many times before. This time, of course, hundreds of thousands of people will die.
Seattle Weekly |
Frank Parchman |
10-20-2005 |
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With a Little Help From My Friendsnew
Six weeks after Katrina, the tiny town of Waveland is getting by with help from some hippies and a rock band—not the federal or state government.
Jackson Free Press |
Eileen Loh Harrist |
10-20-2005 |
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Yes, You Should Be Afraid of Avian Flunew
As avian flu threatens to kill millions, President Bush bets our lives on the free market.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-20-2005 |
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Caught in the Stormnew
Hurricane evacuees to Colorado Springs were subjected to criminal record checks, and two were arrested for minor misdeeds.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
10-14-2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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