New Orleans About one-third of New Orleans is still trying to get electric power. Stores and restaurants are still closed or on reduced hours and operations even in areas where lights are on and people are on the streets. We missed one grocery store arriving near 7 PM because it closed at 6 …
Month: September 2008
Slapping at Community Organizing
New Orleans I hit the seam. Landing in the small, Jackson airport, I was on the road and hoping for the best by 1040 PM. I was not alone on the road, but the traffic did not seem worse than usual as I hit McComb, then Brookhaven, and then crossed the line into …
Fight to Return Part II
Washington In trying to get home the first thing that is pounded into your skull is that nothing is easy and everything takes much, much longer than you ever imagined. The trip from Little Rock to Jackson to Washington yesterday ended up logging in from start to finish around 16-17 hours, slightly less than …