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Katrina, Rita Create Unexpected Boom
Despite dire forecasts that Gulf Coast governors would have to slash state budgets in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita one year...
Lower 9th Finally Gets Mail Delivery
Imagine not having postal service in your town for 11 months. That's what it's been like for remaining and returning residents of the lower...
Katrina’s Piano Fund Replaces Instruments Lost in Flooding, Restores Musicians
I will not be the only one with tears running down my face after some of you read this story. Katrina's Piano Fund...
UK Paper Donates Revenue from Bono/AIDS Edition to Africa Fight
Half of all revenues from yesterday's issue of the UK paper, the Independent, will go towards the fight against AIDS in Africa.
The May 16...
Six months after Katrina, Kitty Reunited with Owner
A 7-pound black kitty named "Cupcake" proved to be tough and streetwise prowling the devastated New Orleans neighborhood for six months in search of...
Utility Plans Its Own Curb on CO2
New Orleans based Entergy Corp., the nation’s third largest utility in terms of electricity produced, is stepping out ahead of the Bush Administration on...
29 Year-Old Single-Handedly Raises Relief Supplies for Hurricane Victims
Esther Stevens’ dining table in Colorado Springs, CO, has become a makeshift operations center for getting aid to the victims of Hurricane Mitch.
“I’ve never...
India Approves Massive $9 Bil. Rooftop Solar Plan with Panels for 10 Million Homes
Passed in February, a massive subsidy program to help Indian households install rooftop solar panels in their homes and apartments aims to provide 30...
After 29 Years in Prison for Rape He Didn’t Commit, the Survivor Helped Free him
A man who suffered 29 years in prison for the rape of his stepdaughter has finally been freed with the help of a local...
California Tribe Reignites Age-Old Practice of Intermittent Burns to Prevent Wildfires
Out in the Klamath Mountains of northern California, fires are rushing through the underbrush, lighting everything they touch between the trees ablaze.
However these aren't...
One-of-a-Kind School Gives Homeless Kids a Place to Learn
Homeless kids across the country face unimaginable obstacles when it comes to something as simple as trying to attend school each day.
Fortunately, one school in...
Pending US Home Sales Touch Two-year High
Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose to their highest level in more than two years in July, an industry group said on...
Massive City Park Revitalized in Crime Area of Philadelphia
A Philadelphia man is leading the charge to reclaim an 86-acre city park that had become overgrown with weeds and trash while becoming a...
Housing Starts Unexpectedly Surge in Feb.
Unexpected gains brought welcome news in the housing market today. The Commerce Department reported that nationwide sales of newly built single-family homes...
Optimism Boosts Florida Housing Market
In January, Lee County, Florida, which includes Cape Coral, registered a 43 percent increase in home sales compared to a year earlier. In a...