Tom Planchet: April 2007 Archives

The USA Today editorial group says the slow pace of recovery is a second drowning of the area and is being slowed by red tape.

>> Continue reading: USA Today: Gulf Coast drowns again - this time in red tape

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FEMA's reply to the USA Today Editorial that blasted the slow pace of rebuilding contends that effective recovery takes time.

>> Continue reading: FEMA reply: Effective aid takes time

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The New York Times editorial page calls on President Bush to waive the 10 percent match required for FEMA recovery funds. It is critical of the president's response to Katrina.

>> Continue reading: New York Times: Bush breaks promise to Gulf Coast

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A commentary from a visiting student from Vanderbilt University says what she saw was a community still devastated, far from recovering.

>> Continue reading: Visiting college student: Katrina scars still deep, painful

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Outsiders coming to the city to observe the rebuilding are finding progress very slow.

>> Continue reading: Miami Herald: Katrina recovery is painfully slow

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A USA Today report details the woes of affording or even getting insurance on the Gulf Coast. The Third Storm, as it is being called is being blamed for a large part of the slow recovery.

>> Continue reading: Some who survived Katrina, can't survive Insurance hikes

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A Milwaukee newspaper web site chronicles Harry Connick Jr.'s contributions to the city of New Orleans recovery.

>> Continue reading: Harry Connick Jr. dedicated to city's recovery

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The Daily Report.com says that much of New Orleans will never be the same after Hurricane Katrina. It also addresses the question many around the country ask, 'Why do they live there?'

>> Continue reading: Opinion: New Orleans will never be the same

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The idea of a presidential debate in New Orleans has much to recommend it, according to an editorial in the Morning Advocate of Baton Rouge.

>> Continue reading: Baton Rouge Advocate: Presidential Debate a good idea for N.O.

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A Washington Post editorial says that the city of New Orleans finally has a comprehensive rebuilding plan, but needs help from the U.S. government in the form of a waiver of the 10 percent match for cleanup and services.

>> Continue reading: Washington Post: City, State need waiver of 10 percent match

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