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Building homes in an area below sea level, on a floodplain, near an earthquake zone or in a mudslide area is stupid. Billions of taxpayer dollars should not be spent to rebuild New Orleans in its present location. Disasters like hurricanes Katrina and Rita will happen again and again. Jerry Mazenko Garden Grove, California...
...story on the possible link between global warming and violent hurricanes touched off a stormy debate among TIME's readers. Some argued that rising temperatures are simply part of a natural cycle. But environmentalists think that Katrina and Rita have proved that skeptics...
...Rita: The Second Storm...
Hurricanes Rita and Katrina will change how the Federal Government handles disasters [Oct. 3]. Let's hope the Bush Administration does not use this crisis the way it used 9/11--as an excuse to consolidate even more power in the hands of the right-wing corporate élite. We must not allow corporations to set our national policy...
...purchasing books for a given semester can often cost students hundreds of dollars, increasing the rebate into the $20 range. In addition to the rebate increase, the Coop is also giving members an opportunity to donate their rebate checks to relief efforts for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Each year, Harvard and MIT Coop members are given the opportunity to donate their rebate checks to charitable causes. The option to donate to hurricane relief will be a new addition to these options. Chadbourne said board members will be meeting next week to discuss the specifics...