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Hurricane Katrina: Two Years Later
As our state and our Louisiana neighbors face the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with many thousands of people still living in FEMA trailers, and the possibility of another hurricane looming, the Jackson Free Press pauses to send a prayer to all the victims of a devastating hurricane. Click here to view the JFP's KatrinaBlog, started the day after the hurricane hit the Coast, and archiving Katrina-related stories and posts by JFP writers and readers.
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posted by golden eagle '97 on 08/28/07 at 06:13 PM
posted by LatashaWillis on 08/28/07 at 06:19 PM
Anyone remember the donations thread? For me, that’s my most vivid memory. Everyone needed something, even if it was just ice and gas.
posted by LatashaWillis on 08/28/07 at 06:51 PM
Right, L.W., I kinda wish we’d kept up the “triage blog” as we called it. That was amazing; we posted needs and people around the country responded. That’s what I spent most of my time doing the first week after Katrina.
posted by DonnaLadd on 08/28/07 at 07:05 PM
Of special note is this story from October 2004.
posted by DonnaLadd on 08/29/07 at 08:01 AM
posted by LambdaRisen on 08/29/07 at 11:26 AM
Gov. Barbour, friends, and family—-WOW!!!
Have you seen this?
If it doesn’t open, click below to read.
Or:
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/08/impeach-haley-b.html
posted by blu_n_a_redstate on 08/29/07 at 01:03 PM
Bloomberg.com is reporting: MS Gov. Barbour Held Stock in Parent of Lobby Firm
What do you think? Here is the link.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=a3O8w8_QJ6KU
posted by blu_n_a_redstate on 08/29/07 at 02:08 PM
posted by LatashaWillis on 08/29/07 at 04:26 PM
posted by LatashaWillis on 08/29/07 at 04:27 PM
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golden eagle: @notmuch, here are some facts about voter fraud, straight from the Brennan Center's website: Fraud by individual voters is both irrational and extremely rare. Most citizens who ...
May 24, 2012 | 07:14 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: Oh, I have hundreds of those right-wing sites, and I couldn't say which ones are more "partisan"--they all include those pesky facts. Yes, when dead voters and multiple voters under ...
May 24, 2012 | 07:11 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
justjess: @ golden eagle. Thanks for the spell check. I didn't just spell assassination wrong ONE time, I did it over and over. LOL! You are right on the mark; I was trying to use the word ...
May 24, 2012 | 06:46 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: I don't think you could've found a more partisan right-wing site than the Daily Caller. The fact of the matter is that the right is using this issue not as a means of improving ...
May 24, 2012 | 06:10 PM
[Dish] Cobby Williams, Young Gun
trusip: WOW! was this a real interview or a joke?
May 24, 2012 | 05:00 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: I don't think you could have found a more liberal example of a "non-partisan" site, but even so, their evidence seems to consist of 250 carefully chosen instances in one area of ...
May 24, 2012 | 04:48 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: Rather than using ideological websites to support your argument, I'll use the non-partisan Brennan Center for Justice. Really good site.
May 24, 2012 | 04:30 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: I might be missing something here, but I am a little confused by Golden Eagle's points: "the fact is that voter fraud is extremely rare"--so it is of no consequence that some ...
May 24, 2012 | 11:26 AM
Nick Hanauer's 'Controversial' TED Talk -- Tax the Rich?
RobbieR: TED is an elite academic conference.
May 24, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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DonnaLadd: No, Darryl, no one blocked you. Stop being paranoid. We just typically open comments in moderation during non-office hours. To me, a bozo isn't someone who disagrees with me. It's ...
May 24, 2012 | 06:18 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Darryl: That's funny that you blocked my last comment...
May 24, 2012 | 05:31 AM
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Renaldo Bryant: So true. This is why critical and analytical thinking are so important to citizens in a democracy. The rich have the power to shape perception ...
May 23, 2012 | 05:24 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Darryl: justjess, you stated "Racism and discriminatory practices continue." What objective data do you have to support this? Calling someone unqualified is a subjective interpretation of ...
May 23, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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golden eagle: Wow, my English was bad on the previous post. You know how it is on these iPhones.
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golden eagle: @Jess, I think the word you're looking for is "assassination". @Darryl, do we really know that the majority of MS'ians wanted this, when you consider that this was a ...
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