New Orleans and other Louisiana and Mississippi cities and towns now face mammoth cleanup and repair work from hurricane Katrina. Health and safety are threatened, and the entire nation’s economy may hang in the balance.
It’s the time for the National Guard. But they aren’t there. Neither is their equipment.
Over 3,000 members of the Louisiana National Guard 256th brigade is in Iraq. So is their equipment—including high water vehicles and generators, particularly important in flood disasters.
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Stopping With Stoppard
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In a prior post, I announced my intention to read--and mostly to
re-read--as much of Tom Stoppard's work as I could. From late December
into early Apr...
1 week ago
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