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Fundraiser party to aid New Orleans victims of Hurricane Katrina is Friday (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
WORCESTER - After about 10 trips to New Orleans since the Hurricane Katrina disaster three years ago, Honee A. Hess' optimism enables her to still hope for the best out of her native city.

Some Power Outages Occur As Remnants Of Hurricane Pass Through (The Chattanoogan)
Power was out to Chattanooga Christian School and along South Broad Street on Monday morning as the remnants of Hurricane Fay passed through the Chattanooga area.

Hurricane warning for AFL (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)
The National Weather Service is reporting a Hurricane warning for the Anthracite Football League throughout the fall of 2008.

New depression could become hurricane in Gulf (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Tropical Depression 7, which formed in the Caribbean about 260 miles south southeast of Port au Prince, Haiti, this morning, could curve into the Gulf of Mexico by Saturday at near-hurricane strength.

First responders get first crack at hurricane-resistant homes (St. Tammany News)
After Hurricane Katrina destroyed so many homes in the area, wouldn?t it be nice if residents could find a house that is resistant to winds from a Category 5 hurricane, can withstand an 11-foot storm surge, is incredibly energy efficient, and, best of all, can be constructed in seven days?

Three Years After Hurricane, the Backup Is a Fixture (New York Times)
New Orleans still needs the military to help keep some semblance of order in certain neighborhoods.

Sen. Martinez to visit hurricane center (Miami Herald)
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez on Monday will visit the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade County for a debriefing on Tropical Storm Fay.

Engineering company will review hurricane allegations (BG News)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Department of Defense will hire an independent engineering company to review allegations that pumps installed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina weren't adequately tested and might fail during a hurricane. Acting Inspector General Gordon Heddell said he has ordered his staff to begin work immediately on a contract to look at tests done before the Army Corps of ...

National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Gustav forms; heads for Dominican Republic, Haiti (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
MIAMI - National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Gustav forms; heads for Dominican Republic, Haiti. A new career awaits. Look through thousands of listings to find your new job.

Hurricane-ravaged islands again a banana powerhouse (Denver Post)
Banana growers in the eastern Caribbean have made a dramatic comeback since Hurricane Dean ravaged their crops a year ago, rebuilding farms with help from island governments that see their industry as a key to social stability. Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent are exporting about 1,800 tons of bananas a week ? 50 percent more than before the August 2007 hurricane, Fremont Lawrence, a ...

 

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