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Blunt Traumanew
For some firefighters, 9/11 never ends.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
08-23-2006 |
Disasters
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What If ...new
A cadre of Missourians stand at the vanguard of the 9/11 "truth movement" -- just don't call them conspiracy theorists.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
07-31-2006 |
Disasters
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Duck and Covernew
When our "worst case scenarios" become reality, will a chic new group of hyper-prepared disaster freaks become the sole survivors?
L.A. Alternative |
Shana Ting Lipton |
07-25-2006 |
Disasters
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Return to New Orleansnew
A photographer journeyed to his boyhood home and found mile after mile of abandoned streets and a widespread uneasiness about the upcoming hurricane season.
Sacramento News & Review |
Noel Neuberger |
05-08-2006 |
Disasters
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A Lineman For the Citynew
Mike Hickey is just one of hundreds of working
stiffs, patching tornado-ravaged Springfield, Ill. back together.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-27-2006 |
Disasters
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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 |
Disasters
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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 |
Disasters
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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 |
Disasters
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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 |
Disasters
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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 |
Disasters
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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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