YG: Sorry to hear that your family is going through all that bureaucratic frustrations at this the most awful of times. I don't know why, but autopsies take forever to get done out there. A few years ago a cousin died suddenly and I remembered his mother pulling her hair out over the time the autopsy was taking to be done. Hang in there.
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AE: Good to see you survived Ms. Wilma intact.

RC: Whey yu deh? Hope all is well with you too.
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They've finally hit my little district where most people, except for newcomers, have no grills on their houses. Over the weekend they held up and robbed a little shop owned by friends who although we're not blood consider ourselves family in the truest sense of the word. The place is a hangout especially for men in that part of the district. Luckily, no one was injured. Also, thieves attempted to rob a family who recently built a new grilled house in contemplation of returning home soon. They were thwarted. But, of course, everyone is on pins and needles wondering if this little enclave is being targeted.

Now this is a place where they do not play with criminals, so I don't know what will happen next. I am very concerned.
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How Bush Visit Became the Siege Of Howard U.

But the visit went from bad to worse. On a day when the U.S. Senate passed a resolution paying tribute to civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who died last week, campus security guards were telling students that if they wanted to eat they'd have to come back when the president and first lady were gone, then go to a service door at the rear of the dining hall and ask for a chicken plate to go. Never mind that a student meal plan at Howard can cost as much as $2,500 a semester.
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'Can I quit now?' FEMA chief wrote as Katrina raged

E-mails give insight into Brown's leadership, attitude

Two days after Katrina hit, Marty Bahamonde, one of the only FEMA employees in New Orleans, wrote to Brown that "the situation is past critical" and listed problems including many people near death and food and water running out at the Superdome.

Brown's entire response was: "Thanks for the update. Anything specific I need to do or tweak?"

"In the midst of the overwhelming damage caused by the hurricane and enormous problems faced by FEMA, Mr. Brown found time to exchange e-mails about superfluous topics," including "problems finding a dog-sitter," Melancon said.

Melancon said that on August 26, just days before Katrina made landfall, Brown e-mailed his press secretary, Sharon Worthy, about his attire, asking: "Tie or not for tonight? Button-down blue shirt?"

A few days later, Worthy advised Brown: "Please roll up the sleeves of your shirt, all shirts. Even the president rolled his sleeves to just below the elbow. In this [crisis] and on TV you just need to look more hard-working."