Tougaloo Student Aid For Hurricane VictimsTougaloo, MS – President Beverly W. Hogan announced today the establishment of a fund to aid college students impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Almost half of the College's current student population was affected including the displacement of many students' families. In …
Lott Wants Pascagoula Naval Station Left Open[verbatim statement] September 12, 2005—WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of problems with the Administration's response plan to Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi has asked President Bush to review the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) recommendations …
Brownie Resigns from FEMA Post Altogether<i>WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown said Monday he has resigned "in the best interest of the agency and best interest of the president," three days after losing his on-site command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
Homeland InsecurityAward-winning reporter Eileen Lou Harrist wrote this story a year ago for The Gambit Weekly, the alternative newsweekly in New Orleans:
6 New Stereolab Songs Sept. 13Stereolab are releasing six new songs on September 13th 2005. Completed in May at Stereolab's Instant Zero studio in Bordeaux, France, six new songs from the band will be released across three 7''s and as a download on September 12 …
GIANT DRAG "Hearts and Unicorns"Giant Drag are a Los Angeles-based twosome on Kickball Records whose debut, Hearts and Unicorns, has landed the band on Rolling Stone's 10 Artists to Watch list this year. They remind you of The Breeders, early Liz Phair and My …
JFP Art Show/Benefit Raises More Than $3,300!Update: As of right now, the take from the art show last night is coming in over $3,300 for John Grisham's Rebuild the Coast fund, as well as to purchase art supplies for the Arts Alliance "Express Yourself" program.
UPDATED/URGENT: What to Donate NOW in Jackson/on the CoastThis thread orginally started Tuesday, Aug. 30, and has been updated over the last several days. Be sure to read the comments to the bottom to determine the way you can help as the needs change. And please post information …
Hark: Who Goes There?Here's an account by two paramedics in New Orleans to attend a conference who were trapped during the hurricane. It rather debunks the excuse that the people stranded there could have just walked across the bridges to safety. The entire …
Voices in the StormThe Nation has a collection of very telling quotes from the last two weeks: