Articles for Ideas

First Responders Relief Article
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=55&id=44916The article discusses how all emergency services personnel can better assist the same personnel in the Gulf Region. 80% of homes of ESP were lost in New Orleans, more than 50% in Biloxi MS, and around 70% in Hancock County.If you belong to an Emergency Services outfit - Police, Fire or Ambulance, please read and please act. If not, but you know someone who is, or would just like to take a proactive stance, send this article to them and ask what they've done. The link to the First Responders Relief is:http://www.firstrespondersrelief.com/main.php

The Picayune Item - Southern MS Paper's Article On Pearlington:
http://www.picayuneitem.com/articles/2005/09/20/news/10parlington.txtThe amazing thing is - here it is almost December 1, 2005 and people are still living as this article describes.
St. Petersburg, FL Paper's Article on Pearlington:
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/04/Worldandnation/Cherished_isolation_t.shtml
The Sun Herald
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/12554649.htm
MSNBC Blog about 2 Cities Near Pearlington:
http://risingfromruin.msnbc.com/the_towns/
A Walton County Daily News Article re: The County Adopting Hancock County
http://www.epaperedition.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RGFpbHlOZXdzLzIwMDUvMTAvMTMjQXIwMTUwMQ==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom

If you know of any other informative articles, please post them and I'll continue the collection. Feel free to send this post or any of the articles to people who need nudging. I do know that this week's Time is full of articles re: where the Gulf Region stands in regards to recovery. It ain't purty. Pick up the latest issue and then pass it along to anyone and everyone willing to read. Even those who aren't so willing to read. LOL

You can preview some of the articles at:
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1132809,00.html