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leekohler
Nov 5, 2005, 10:48 PM
Oh man- every day it's something new, isn't it? Is this the best we can do?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-051105fema,1,7095171.story?coll=chi-news-hed



scem0
Nov 5, 2005, 11:27 PM
"FEMA is still paying for 69,000 hotel rooms" - Dear lord, that has to be expensive. The most striking part though: "FEMA is like a phantom organization. There's nobody to call," said Dave Segrave, 64, who built a makeshift patio outside his trailer on Vacation Lane in Waveland, Miss., a block from the beach.

_Emerson

leekohler
Nov 5, 2005, 11:35 PM
Even worse is that nobody wants these trailer villages near their homes. Understandable, but come on!