The Lowest of the Low- September 8, 2005 I&8217;m not sure there are words in the English language to describe people as scummy as this: Even as millions of Americans rally to make donations to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Internet is brimming with swindles, come-ons and opportunistic pandering related to the relief effort in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. And the frauds are more varied and more numerous than in past disasters, according to law enforcement officials and online watchdog groups. Florida&8217;s attorney...http://www.elevendayempire.com/movabletype/2005/09/08-the_lowest.html Another Perspective- September 1, 2005 I came across the following while looking at news about the horrific situation in New Orleans. I was all ready to write about how poor the planning for this disaster was; to ask why city buses and school buses and Amtrak trains etc. weren&8217;t being packed with evacuees all day Saturday and Sunday; to ask why relief sites weren&8217;t already pre-planned to accept and house evacuees; to ask, &8220;how, knowing that their city was below sea level and in the very midst of hurricane territory,..http://www.elevendayempire.com/movabletype/2005/09/01-another_pe.html |