The folks at the Clarian Ledger have this editorial:
Thanks, y'all
If we listed all of the groups and individuals who have stepped up to bring aid and comfort to Mississippi during these difficult weeks after Hurricane Katrina, it would likely fill the newspaper pages...
While much of the news coverage has been on the failures of government agencies to adequately respond, not enough has been on the individuals and groups who have responded and done it with efficiency and care.
Church groups and volunteer groups from across the nation have responded and continue to do so. One of the common weekend activities in the state now is not a football outing, but a volunteer trip to the Coast with a church or civic group. Everything from cleaning up lots and homes to providing food, health care and legal assistance has been invaluable....
The state is posting signs along roadways to thank military personnel, federal and state relief workers and the thousands of volunteers who have given their time and efforts to help. A simple "Thanks, y'all" will never be able to fully express the gratitude felt, but thanks, y'all. ...
The SunHerald has a collection of "before and after" photos HERE
and an article on recovery rebuilding plans HERE
and various articles:
LINK
Of course, rebuilding is not as sexy as stories of rape and murder...even though those stories turn out to be urban legends...LINK LINK
And the reports of euthanasia in NOLA hospitals is being investigated, but the quick disappearance of the story (most of the links I found were from mid October) makes one suspect that this is an "urban legend" too...(I suspect most cases were merely docs triaging cases to be evacuated, and then sedating the dying patients who were left behind...to relieve their suffering in the severe heat...which is not the same as killing them...there is a fine line between treating the dying and killing them that is often ignored or blurred by people either from ignorance or deliberately to promote euthansia, but that's another story)..
