All the News Reports Say...
All the news reports say that Hurricane Ike wasn't so bad after all. It headed a bit north and east, so it didn't make a direct hit on Galveston and Houston, as originally feared. So, luckily, nothing...
View ArticleFacing a pale shadow of a hurricane in Ohio
Greetings everyone. I am writing this diary from the campus at Ohio State University where I go to get power these days since my home in the nothern part of the city lost power on Sunday and might not...
View Article"Knucklehead" or simply desperate?
Rick Perry, otherwise known as "Governor Pretty Hair" referred to those residents of Galveston who have refused to leave the island as "knuckleheads"...
View ArticleUPDATE: Galveston sheriff responds to evacuation scandal
This is an update to the top-ranked diary I posted here last Saturday and ongoing coverage we've been doing on Hurricane Ike at Facing South For a version of this post with pictures visit here.As the...
View ArticleDisaster Relief - Hurricane Ike and the Animals
I know there will be comments along the lines of people are more important than animals, but I want to post this for those who do care about animals affected by disasters and do want to help. The rest...
View Articlethousands of bodies in Galveston
I have immediate family living in Orange County, so please accept my apologies for the briefness of this diary -- just wanted to get the news out there.There is an uncorroborated report of at least...
View ArticleStill no power north of Cinicnnati: Ike Leftovers
Yes it is the Gator reporting in on my neighbor's laptop. We got hit by 70 mph winds on Sunday afternoon. It was the leftovers of Ike. I know a few dkossacks were concerned about the northern...
View ArticleIke Aftermath Local Media Monitor Diary (Please contribute)
Apologies for the short diary, I hope comment contributors will I am not in or around Houston, but anyone can watch the local Houston news live online here: http://abclocal.go.com/...I think we need to...
View ArticleIke devastation -- "they don't care if we live or die"
Well after going through the top recommended story about the devastation of Hurricane Ike, it seems there is a need to find some pictures, especially in the areas hardest hit, where they aren't letting...
View ArticleAnd they wonder why Midwesterners don't trust them....
In more news you've not read, it seems that Ike has done much more than damage coastal and inland Texas (as if that weren't enough). The damage the remnants left has been almost completely ignored by...
View ArticleStaying or Going: Thoughts on Ike
As a Houston resident, I've gotten lots of questions from my friends and family on why we didn't evacuate prior to Ike, and I have some sort of random thoughts that I wanted to work out. Blogging is...
View Article[UPDATED!] Hurricane Ike Aftermath Media Blackout Mothership Diary - Blackout...
Hurricane Ike: recovery II herehttp://www.dailykos.com/...This diary is going to take a pause from updating because I need a break. ;)Please volunteer to keep these open threads going. It would be nice...
View ArticleFollow up to Arken's Ike blackout diary #5
I write few diaries, so I'm glad to be able to offer this as a follow-up to this important diaryThe flow of information is a critical matter in the working of a democracy, the greatest pushback we have...
View ArticleLIVEBLOG: Hurricane Ike Aftermath Media Blackout (Child Diary #1)
Please DO NOT Recommend this diary. Instead, please recommend the Mothership.These diaries are intended to provide up-to-date emergency information and references for our many Gulf Coast/eastern Texas...
View Article[PLEASE REC] Hurricane Ike I NEED HELP
Please forgive me as this is my first diary. I am an avid reader and have learned that there are some very knowledgeable people here...I need your help. What started as volunteer phone banking for...
View ArticleA Sexy Way to Help in Texas
Check out American Rainbow Rapid Response (ARRR).If you don't know who that is, please read my Diary from Monday that got bumped by too many Sarah Palin diaries.Apologies for putting up a diary and...
View ArticleFar fewer troops in Texas for Ike (6,000 v 75,000 for Katrina)
With the recent news of food and fuel shortages, continued power outages and general misery facing survivors of hurricane Ike, I was curious about what kind of National Guard response there has...
View ArticleRIP Crystal Beach TX
This summer I heard a great concert at Mountain Stage by Hayes Carll, a singer songwriter from Galveston TX. He sang about Crystal Beach TX, on the Gulf Coast Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, now...
View ArticleFrom Houston, with Love
Six days after landfall, I am fortunate enough to have a very stable situation with all services restored, plenty of food and water and relatively easy access to a functional supermarket. I have...
View Article[Updating Intermittently] Hurricane Ike Media Brownout Info Diary - Day 6
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER FOR TOMORROW: I'm doing this because I am out of work right now, but I am neglecting looking for it. We need this diary tomorrow too and I will do it if necessary, but I would...
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