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Archive for September 5th, 2005
Monday, September 5, 2005 Imperial Palace Biloxi Serves as FEMA Ops Center By Dave Berns "This is something that FEMA normally does," FEMA spokesperson Jess Seigal tells the Biloxi Sun-Herald. "We find a location and set up office space to operate out of. Most of our operations will remain north, but we want to be able to deploy some folks to service the area."
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Monday, September 5, 2005 U.S. Service Sector Expected to Slow By Dave Berns For video report tap into link on the Biloxi Sun-Herald website.
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Monday, September 5, 2005 Price of Barrel of Oil Drops to Pre-Hurricane Levels By Dave Berns "Oil prices retreated to levels seen prior to the arrival of Hurricane Katrina as the release of emergency fuel stocks by industrialised nations soothed fears over a US energy crisis," reports The Financial Times.
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Monday, September 5, 2005 New Orleans Mayor Offers Free Vegas Vacations to His City's Police, Firefighters and Others By Dave Berns Mayor Ray Nagin's offer includes five-day all-expense paid trips to Las Vegas or getaways to Atlanta.
"Mr. Nagin, who has been demanding more federal assistance for days as his city struggled with despair, death and flooding, said he had asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for the trips but [...]
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Monday, September 5, 2005 Katrina provides huge work pool By Len Butcher One aftermath of Katrina may have a bright spot if the Clark County Board of Education has anything to say about it. Over the next few weeks, it is sending several teams of personnel staff to interview victims of Katrina who might want to teach in our school system.
This is a win-win opportunity for [...]
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Monday, September 5, 2005 This Country Can Do Better By Dave Berns I’m tired of the bureaucratic mind, the nonsensical spin, the feeble explanation, the robotic bickering, the unwillingness to face reality.
I’m tired of political leaders of both parties who stick to talking points, politicians who won’t answer the questions they’re asked, government leaders who withhold the full story from the people they supposedly represent, citizens who [...]
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