Daily Archives: Thursday, September 1, 2005

Titans respond: In addition to the news I blogged earlier about Steve McNair joining Brete Favre in sending a semi-truck full of supplies to their home state of Mississippi, it appears Titans and other NFL teams and players are gearing … Continue reading →

From the story “Regaining Control”: (Scroll down) “It appeared the city had finally hit rock bottom, setting the stage for humanitarian efforts that could soon begin to quell the mass suffering of thousands of New Orleanians.” Also, in another story, … Continue reading →

Two Mississippi natives respond: Brete Favre and Steve McNair (I’ll be seeing them both in a pre-season game in about 90 minutes) have arranged a tractor-trailer filled with supplies for hurricane victims in their homestate of Mississippi. Quote: “McNair is … Continue reading →

Insurgency: (From Reuters) “New Orleans’ mayor issued an urgent plea for relief of his flooded city on Thursday as gunshots and looting hampered the evacuation of desperate crowds trying to escape Hurricane Katrina’s destruction.” Observation: This sounds like those apocalyptic … Continue reading →

Tulane at Vanderbilt: A rexblog reader (one of the original seven) reports that several Tulane faculty members have temporarily re-located to Vanderbilt. The university is also participating in efforts to offer coursework to displaced students. By the way, the Tulane … Continue reading →

Nashville convention-visitors bureau resources: The convention-visitors bureau folks have set up a web-page listing Nashville hotels and motels offering special rates for Katrina victims and Nashville attractions offering free admission for those from the devastated areas who have relocated here … Continue reading →

The Times-Picayune Breaking news weblog deserves a Pulitzer: From life-saving advice to in-depth analysis of the options available for where the Saints will play this season to first-person vignettes, the Times-Picayune breaking news weblog is breaking new ground in integrating … Continue reading →

Mobile update: Much of Mobile is still without power, however, my family is so dispersed around the bay that they’ve relocated to a family member’s home who lives on a lucky grid. One of my brothers is an emergency physician … Continue reading →

Nashville responds: In addition to sending trained response teams to the areas effected by Katrina, Nashville is becoming a destination for people leaving those areas. There are lots of folks here opening their homes to friends and relatives. I have … Continue reading →