The Nov. 16 New York Times has a fascinating story about how Mississippi has used only 10 percent of federal post-Katrina aid to help its low income residents. You can read the details by clicking on the headline: Poor Lag in Hurricane Aid From Mississippi
On Nov. 25, The Washington Post ran an article that looked at the disparity in Biloxi's recovery. You can click on the headline: Biloxi's Recovery Shows Divide
Friday, November 16, 2007
Mississippi leaves out the poor
Phil Haslanger is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He retired in 2017 but recently served part-time as a parish associate at Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison, WI. Most of his adult life, he was a journalist, working for The Capital Times in Madison, Wis. Now he serves on the advisory board of the University of Wisconsin Center for Journalism Ethics and of the Religion News Service and is on the board of Pres House campus ministry. He is married and has four grown children.
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