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Yolanda and Jan Meehan-Hoo evacuated Slidell, La., with their children and Yolanda's mother, who has Alzheimer's and diabetes, one day before the hurricane hit. They drove away from the storm for more than 28 hours, averaging 10 m.p.h. most of the way. The brakes of their gray Suzuki Esteem hatchback eventually gave out, so they rode the emergency brake. "I said, 'C'mon, baby, you gotta get us out of here,'" says Yolanda. "She names her cars. This one was Betsy," explains Jan, laughing and holding Yolanda's hand in the Attleboro kitchen...
Finally, they reached Yolanda's father's house in Port St. John, Fla., where they rested for a few days. But they were having trouble getting a wheelchair and other assistance for Yolanda's mother. Jan convinced Yolanda that their best bet was to return to Boston, where they had met and married before moving to Louisiana only two months before Katrina's landfall. "I've been a Bostonian all my life. They'll help us there," she said. Jan and Sonny, 5, went to Boston to look for options. Meanwhile, Yolanda signed up on openyourhome.com The next...
Suspicious about why a conservative retiree would want to play host to a lesbian couple and their family, Yolanda instructed Jan to poke around for clues. But, says Jan, "I felt at ease almost instantly." King and his wife Marie Hancock-King offered a tour of the house and pointed out where the Meehan-Hoo kids could sleep. "Marie asked how she should refer to us," says Jan. "She said, 'You gotta educate me.' I said, 'I call Yolanda my wife, and she calls me her wife...
...Borders certificates. A nearby inn has donated a romantic dinner for two for the couple. A coffee shop will deliver a pastry tray every week, "from now until whenever," according to Kim Allard, a city councilor who has helped arrange donations. "It's unbelievable," says Yolanda. "I told Jan, 'There's no way we can ever move out of this town...
Moreover, there are the numerous immediate economic issues that have so elevated Sino-U.S. tensions this summer. First there was the uproar about textile quotas. Since Jan. 1 when global textile quotas were abolished, Chinese textiles have flooded American markets, resulting in job losses and industry complaints. The ensuing negotiations, which are still progressing unhurriedly and uncertainly, have been the cause of much friction between Beijing and Washington. Another touchy area is that of China’s currency. Many U.S. trade groups accuse China of keeping the yuan artificially cheap to bolster exports. The yuan was revalued...