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Food stamps, day two...still learning by doing
The state secretary of Social Services took the blame this morning as confusion began to ease over getting emergency food stamps to tens of thousands of victims of Hurricane Gustav. Department of Social Services...New Orleans foodstamps run short in hot sun
The food stamp distribution centers in Marrero, New Orleans and St. Tammany Parish were overwhelmed by applicants this morning and have stopped allowing new people to join the lines. The applicants turned away...
New Orleans kinda ready to re-open for Gustav evacuees
Some areas of the city are open and ready for returning evacuees of Gustav. At least 10,000 in New Orleans never evacuated and are finding few gas stations open and few grocery stores ready for business. My neighborhood is without power, but all other utilities... Section 8 loophole thwarts evacuees return to New Orleans- We Don't Want no S...
"Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the...Sask. evacuees start heading home
I'm glad to hear the intensity of the fires did not reach the "pyro" levels anticipated. It will be interesting to read the reports that are filed by some of the scientists who went to Saskatchewan to observe. ...Thousands return home after Nova Scotia fire
Nearly 5,000 Nova Scotia residents are heading home after a brush fire near Halifax had them evacuate their homes over the weekend. Firefighters say the blaze is under control, and they're still investigating the...Cinema screens, singers to lure Indonesian evacuees
""We will set up an outdoor cinema at several shelters in Blitar district in order to attract people to evacuate," said Kamtono, a local official from one of the two districts that would be affected by the volcano blowing. "We are having big difficulties asking people to...Mount Kelud keeps villagers on high alert
"Authorities in Indonesia's densely populated East Java province warned residents living on the slopes of Mount Kelud to stay at temporary shelters as the volcano's risk of a major eruption remained high,...California wildfire evacuees face hardships as they return home
This people must actually be brave and hardy."With some of the worst wildfires dying down, many Southern Californians lucky enough to find their homes still standing could nevertheless face hardships for weeks to come, including polluted air, no electricity and no drinking...Police chief asks all parties to understand forced evacuation
"Thousands of people living in high danger zones around Mt Kelud in Ngancar, Kediri district, were evacuated since last Tuesday. The evacuation was initiated after the alert status of the 1,731-meter-high volcano...Disease fears rise after floods hit Malaysia
This report is stating that about 100,000 people have been evacuated. "Tens of thousands of victims also faced food shortages following the return of heavy monsoon rains to southern states after last month's...Those who fled Katrina on own did better (AP)
" NEW ORLEANS - Evacuees who escaped Hurricane Katrina's flooding on their own are faring better almost a year later than the thousands rescued and dumped in cities saturated with evacuees, according to a report released Monday. The study, conducted by seven law firms...Youth Curry - Insight on Indian
"The Indian embassy in Beirut has an unusual problem on its hands, says the Hindustan Times. While the last of the 2,000 Indian evacuees left by naval ship on July 26, there’s been a steady stream of Indians turning up at the embassy after that. The problem: most of them...Feel Free To Kill Canadians
"Under the Harpocrites Israel is given a free hand to kill Canadian civilians and UN peacekeepers. Unlike the Liberals, who let the U.S. do that to us. But at least under the Liberals they protested the Canadian deaths by 'friendly fire'. This isn't even friendly and the...Misleading Headline
"Mackay Holds Fast Oh I thought he was fasting. Instead he is making sure he gets another date with the cougar of the South, Connie Rice."NowPublic on Facebook
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