I was volunteering at our Civic Center which had been set up as a shelter.

Read about it hereAs it turned out, only about 200 evacuees came to Amarillo, and they were pretty well taken of before the call went out for volunteers. We were expecting several more planeloads, but no mre ever came ( Read more... )

SI.com - MLB - Bonds: Congress wasting time on steroids - Tuesday September 20, 2005 9:34PMWhat a self-serving load of crap. Katrina (and Rita) is not a smokescreen to hide behind. My opinion of Mr. Bonds just dropped considerably which is difficult, considering it was quite low to begin with. Taking advantage of a catastrophe like this makes ( Read more... )

I have received an e-mail from my sister about the man-made disaster in NOLA. Not the turf battles and such that have made the local, state, and federal response too little too late, but the "welfare state". Most of the e-mail doesn't bear repeating. ::sigh:: But ( Read more... )

Use of the Word 'Refugee' Stirs Debate (AP in Washington Post)

If you go around looking for an insult, you're sure to find one. . .

Excellent analysis on this from the Chicago Tribune:
Refugees Vs. Evacuees

1300 CDT ( Read more... )

I am so proud of Amarillo right now ( Read more... )

Police Kill Five As Contractors Attacked

I just don't understand this. (Not the police shooting the gunmen; it's the gunmen attckeing people who are trying to repair the damage that's beyond comprehension)

I hope I never do...

- Sue