Garden City discusses evacuee housing plan after drill
Local groups from Garden City processed successes and gaps in housing up to 250 Gulf Coast evacuees. By Sept. 7 the Finney County Exhibition Building served as a dormitory, then became empty after a drill. Officials praised effort and planned May incident command training for Garden City Community College and clarified roles for health care with better communication.
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Kristi Schmitt
Finney County Health Department
Dave Jones
Finney County
Not Alone In Recovery Bush Praises UN Support After Katrina
President Bush thanked world leaders at the United Nations for their support in the Katrina aftermath while noting Americans draw comfort from shared resilience. The remarks highlight international aid as the storm's relief effort continues.
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Drought, Katrina Strike Hit Grain Markets and Costs
Alan Guebert argues the summer drought, not Katrina, drove futures lower as traders sold amid uncertainty. He notes grain exporters rerouted, Mississippi River shipping tightened, and higher barge costs raise farm expenses, while diesel tax changes and drought drying push costs higher for U.S. corn and soybeans.
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Leaders rise when rules fail Katrina response by three citizens
Kathleen Parker highlights Deamonte Love Jabbar Gibson and Sheriff Warren C Evans as acts of courage amid bureaucratic delay after Katrina. Love guides a family along Causeway Boulevard Gibson commandeers a bus to evacuate 70 strangers Evans led a convoy to Louisiana despite slow federal coordination. The column argues that local action matters when officials bicker and formal requests stall relief efforts.
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Politicians and gas prices in a heated national debate
Charley Reese argues that politicians misstate economics as gasoline prices rise after Katrina. He notes refining cuts, environmental rules, and taxes pushing up costs, warns of looming higher prices, urges reduced car use, and laments a shortage of statesmen to discuss real issues.
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