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Illinois State Workers Stepped Up to Help After Katrinanew

Floyd Schleyhahn was one of 39 state workers sent to Bogalusa, La., 70 miles north of New Orleans. Schleyhahn came back with a detailed journal, and a long-distance friendship with a young family that had endured loss after loss.
Illinois Times  |  Bruce Rushton  |  10-21-2005  |  Disasters

A Flood of Frances: Hurricane Stories Pack a Wallopnew

New Times writers spread out across wind-torn South Florida for Frances' three-day extravaganza, and find partiers who think the best way to face a hurricane is drunk.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Staff Writers  |  09-13-2004  |  Environment

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