URGENT: 250 Folding Cots Needed NOW for Coast, More NeedsWe are getting calls from all over the country, thanks to your networking. We are in need - NOW - for 250 folding cots to deliver to the Gulf Coast ASAP. These items cannot be found in the Jackson area …
UPDATED CONSTANTLY: Hurricane Jxn: What's Open?What are services you need? What is open; what isn't? Where's the place to go for cheap with AC you can hang out a long time ? Is there a movie theatre with power that's open ?
Letter from SwedenThis came today from a filmmaker we know—a Mississippi native who divides his time between Oxford (Miss.) and Sweden. His message is important:
New Orleans Police Spokesman Commits SuicideAs the White House develops a political strategy to blame the terrible conditions on Louisiana, the spokesman for the New Orleans Police Department, Sgt. Paul Accardo, 38, who has been quoted all week in media reports about the disaster, has …
AP: Census Shows Many Couldn't Afford to EvacuateHere's one for the dumbasses who tried to blame the victims, saying they just should have evacuated like the other folks did. The Associated Press is reporting that an analysis of Census data show that, surprise!, many of the victims …
Gulf Coast: Not Much Better<i>Authorities fear a disease outbreak could add to the toll of fatalities from the hurricane. The number of confirmed deaths in the six southern-most counties rose to 134. Family and friends are driving through the streets of ravaged neighborhoods asking …
The Psychology of LootingVery good article. The reasons for looting are looked at from just about every angle.
‘Looking for Friends': A Gallery of Post-ItsOur two new young friends, Pierce and Zon, drove down from Madison, Wis., to do what they can to help with the disaster. Right now, they're helping the JFP with our KatrinaBlog and getting us hooked up with the Indy …
‘My Heart Is Just Breaking for Your Pain'I know you need so many things right now. I wish I could be with-in arm's reach to offer you a hot meal, a warm bed... or just a change of clothes. Many of us in other countries are appalled …
Disaster Remarks by Barbour, McCoy, Tuck, OthersGovernor Haley Barbour: "Before I start trying to share some briefing with you… First, I'm pleased that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker accompanied me to the coast today to meet with the President and tour some of the devastated …
Malik Rahim: ‘This Is Criminal'<i>The following report by Malik Raham was e-mailed to us by Jan Hillegas, a Jackson-based veteran of the Civil Rights Movement. Rahim, a veteran of the Black Panther Party in New Orleans, for decades an organizer of public housing tenants …