tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18250788.post113095215500277789..comments2007-04-13T06:26:41.896-05:00Comments on What Does the Government Owe Us?: Housing Issues Raised by Hurricane Katrina and Rit...Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348178764346758889noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18250788.post-1132249764556991872005-11-17T11:49:00.000-06:002005-11-17T11:49:00.000-06:00I like your comparisons of the Katrina flood in Ne...I like your comparisons of the Katrina flood in New Orleans to past disasters. An interesting comparison to Katrina is the 1927 Mississippi River flood. The John M. Barry book, "RISING TIDE,THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI FLOOD OF 1927 AND HOW IT CHANGED AMERICA," offers engineering failures, class and racial politics, sociological problems, intrigue, incompentence, and rebuilding. Barry did not, however, portray Hoover as a fashion god.Daniel Islandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18250788.post-1131998353697632682005-11-14T13:59:00.000-06:002005-11-14T13:59:00.000-06:00I agree completely with Ms. Turner. Diverse commun...I agree completely with Ms. Turner. Diverse communities are needed to learn and grow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18250788.post-1131996669280412442005-11-14T13:31:00.000-06:002005-11-14T13:31:00.000-06:00Very interesting reading. I heard on the news that...Very interesting reading. I heard on the news that a contractor bid $1.8 billion to rebuild the "Fisher" (s.p.) Public Housing Projects on the West Bank of the City of New Orleans. I've heard that the Fisher Projects was one of the worst public housing projects in the country. Why would they want to do this and why would the people of New Orleans want this? I heard later in the broadcast that this contractor (HUD) will build a community with stores, police departments, public facilities, parks, and not just housing. It may work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com