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Which party would do a better job of ... Democrats / Republicans ... rebuilding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast? Democrats ...48% Republicans ...21% ... standing up to special interests...
WATER Residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast don't have to be reminded that water can be a killer. You can usually evacuate people ahead of a major storm, but you can't evacuate infrastructure. "Thirteen of the 20 largest cities in the world happen to be located at sea level," says Dr. Cindy Parker of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md. That means that where people are most at risk from floods, so are hospitals and water-treatment plants. As we have seen in New Orleans, the health effects of losing those facilities persist long...
There are theories that say cultures and nations began forming identities and differentiating themselves long before we previously believed they did. New evidence suggests that a coastal migration could have taken people from anywhere along the Pacific Rim, or the North African coast for that matter. The early adventurers who came to the Americas created the original melting pot. It's hard to imagine one particular race laying claim to the discovery of this place we call the Americas. We shouldn't even refer to the western hemisphere. A planet, after all, has no east or west...
...week's end, Cyclone Wati, formed in Larry's wake, was stirring up waves as it tracked southeast, parallel to the Queensland coast. Meteorologists said it was unlikely to hit land, which is some comfort to the people of Innisfail. As Jenny Hocke says, "It's something I don't think we could ever go through again.'' It may be a long time before Innisfail suffers again; but there are ominous signs it may be struck even harder next time...
...Harvard Divinity School, the Catholic Students Association, Habitat for Humanity, and students Taking on Poverty (STOP) will also be leading spring break service trips to the Gulf Coast...