louisiana
November 3, 2005 -
This is astounding:
November 2, 2005 -
If news coverage is any indication, it seems abortion is shaping up to be a key focal point -- and maybe the focal point -- of the Supreme Court confirm I'm hearing from progressives who think this single-issue focus is a bad idea. There are lots of ration battle over Judge Samuel Alito.
November 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal In July of 2004, FEMA conducted an exercise called "Hurricane Pam". You may have heard of it. It predicted the disastrous effects of a hypothetical Category 3 hurricane striking New Orleans, and was used as a model for planning FEMA's response.
November 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal
October 26, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal
October 24, 2005 -
The LA Times ran an interesting piece this weekend about how local housing advocates are trying to address the perplexing issue of fixing up the some 100,000 homes in New Orleans that were rendered inhabitable by Hurricane Katrina.
October 18, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Here's an interesting quote from an e-mail by former FEMA directory Michael "Heck of a Job" Brown that surfaced during a House investigation into the response: