Sometimes, it’s hard to know what the actual context was for quotes rendered by the press. But even with the normal, skeptical filters in place, Rep. Tom Davis’ statements in this article set off alarms for me:
Echoing a common sentiment in Congress, Davis said that for the time being he was satisfied with the $2.9 […]
Every time I think about the devastation in New Orleans, and how they continue to find bodies all these months later, my stomach turns over – because there are still over 3000 people missing.
Where are they?
Are some still in the rubble waiting to be discovered by relatives? Were they washed into Lake Ponchartrain, as […]
Between one thing and another, it looks like New Orleans’ image problem is picking up steam, folks… and that’s a major issue about now, when the city is dependent on outside money for any hope of recovery from Katrina.
While Nagin’s faux pas with “God” and the “Chocolate City” isn’t the only major problem brewing in […]
New Orleans, you need to pay attention to what’s going on over in the Houston area. The ramifications of a “glad they’re there and not here”, laissez-faire approach to the future (in terms of crime) are going to hurt everybody.
Police chief ties Katrina evacuees to more killings
Katrina evacuees were the victims or suspects in 23 […]
The Guardian Angels arrived in Houston yesterday, and the city delivered – in spades:
Minutes before the Guardian Angels arrived at Sharpstown Mall today, a brawl erupted near the entrance of the shopping center and a teenager pulled out a gun, firing three shots before fleeing the scene.
Lovely.
Sharpstown used to be an okay side of Houston. […]
C. Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans, needs a handler – somebody to stand right behind him with a hand ready to clap over the man’s mouth when he goes off into the weeds of rhetoric. Since there was no alert person ready to hit the “off” switch on Nagin’s microphone yesterday, his primary […]
I’ve had some interesting dialogue lately about reactions to Katrina, and whether how the situation has unfolded may (or may not) have shifted political “leanings�. I’ve talked to several folks, actually – and most of them report a political change that they attribute directly to events in New Orleans.
I found this so fascinating that I […]
There’s an interesting “Letter to the Editor� in the Houston Chronicle, in which a reader wonders,
Why do we use the phrase “Katrina evacuee”? The people from New Orleans who moved here because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina are remaining here, have gotten jobs here and are adjusting to their new lives as Houstonians.
Leaving […]