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...feds haven't totally forgotten this stretch of coastline. On a recent day, a lone piece of paper weighed down by a brick flapped in the Gulf breezes on one of the concrete slabs that had been swept clean by the storm surge. Printed large in the upper left corner of the page was the seal of the Department of Homeland Security. The letter, addressed to the owner Gladis Miskell, read: "I visited your home today to perform an inspection of the damages to your home and personal property caused by the recent disaster. Since you were not here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Forgotten Coast | 9/15/2005 | See Source »

Blake was the second seed to Spracklin’s first, but after watching little brother James make the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open last week, Thomas stormed into Cambridge and swept his way through the tournament...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Blake '98 wins tourney | 9/14/2005 | See Source »

Katrina's floodwaters nearly swept him to his death, but he holds out hope in the midst of an awful job: "This will occupy me for probably five years, but I think New Orleans will rise up and be better than before. I can't wait to come back." Minyard pauses, thinking about his office--now under water, his papers ruined--and the lawsuits that will inevitably be filed. Then he smiles and says, "I've needed a new office for a long time. I'm going to con somebody into giving me one." New Orleans will need plenty more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life Among the Ruins | 9/12/2005 | See Source »

...wave of change that has swept Asia has affected nations eager to put their past behind them. In China's Nanjing, archaic buildings that housed "comfort women" will be dismantled to erect skyscrapers. Japan tried to whitewash its militaristic past by culling mention of the rape of Nanjing from history textbooks. Despite the Asian tendency to celebrate the new, many cities have resolved to preserve their traditions. We all need to salvage the best elements from our past before urbanization transforms historic and cultural sites beyond recognition. Victoria Ip Hong Kong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/12/2005 | See Source »

Brian Molere BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS. When the walls of his concrete-and-stucco home blew out, Molere grabbed his chihuahua Rocky, was swept from his roof, and swam and rode the current for two hours. He saved the dog but later found that his 80-year-old mother, in another house and on a respirator, had refused to leave. "I hope she went fast," he says. He knows many who have lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking Ahead | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

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