Monthly Archives: September 2005

news notes

AP carried a story about Biloxi’s $10 million insurance payment from Lloyds of London. Seems the mayor decided back in the summer to put up $92,000 for insurance in case something happened to the many casinos which now support the … Continue reading

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Give secretly

The novel on the high school library shelf looked fat and juicy with words. I checked it out, gulped it down, found its prequel and blazed my way through that novel as well – stunned with the simple concept on … Continue reading

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Voices of help not heard

The voices of those who sought to save New Orleans speak. I worked to develop a severe weather evacuation plan for New Orleans as ordered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but someone diverted the funds to study the causeway … Continue reading

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Nursing home deaths in NOLA

Folks chose to live in St. Bernard Parish, La., because it was a safe community. After several years and many hurricane predictions, the residents of St. Rita’s Nursing home and their families knew all about hurricanes and how urgent messages … Continue reading

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Mark’s family safe in PA not in NOLA

Thank you to all who have expressed concern about my son, daughter-in-love and four grandchildren who USED to live about four blocks from a street car stop on Carrollton Street in New Orleans. A couple years ago, for various reasons, … Continue reading

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