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Ms. Jackson's Story: Leaving a Pet Behind
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Generations
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December 1, 2007
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- Croom, Carolyn; Jenkins, Pamela J; Eddy, Abigail
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'I figured either the cat has made it or she hasn't.'
Ms. Jackson1 is director of a senior center in New Orleans. She and her husband fled Hurricane Katrina, traveling first to Memphis and then to her son's home outside of Baton Rouge. The couple returned to New Orleans on September 30, 200S, almost a month after the hurricane hit, and found that their home had sustained some roof damage from a falling tree, but no damage from the flood.
We had left our cat. She survived, but she was really angry with us. She was okay .. . she was glad to see us. But she's very old and hates to travel. I think she would have been miserable at my son's house; she would have run away. They have so many dogs ...
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BRAIN DRAIN THREATENS NEW ORLEANS RECOVERY.(News)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);
December 16, 2006 ;
472 words
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New Orleans Threatened by 'Brain Drain'
AP Online;
December 15, 2006 ;
742 words
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New Orleans Threatened by `brain Drain'
AP Online;
December 15, 2006 ;
738 words
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New Orleans losing young professionals
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);
December 17, 2006 ;
Michael Kunzelman Associated Press;
742 words
...NEW ORLEANS -- It wasn't the flooding that drove Dr. David Jones out of New Orleans for good. His house in the Lakeview neighborhood...practice to Raleigh, N.C., in July. "I love New Orleans and always will," said Jones, 39, who now...but it would have been slow and arduous." New ...
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Moving to Duke City? New Orleans man says he shouldn't have tried to...
Albuquerque Journal;
September 28, 2005 ;
T.J. WILHAM Journal Staff Writer;
372 words
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Helping to pick up the pieces in New Orleans
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
April 2, 2006 ;
WARIN HENRY;
734 words
......pick up the pieces in New Orleans By WARIN HENRY Date: 04...people in the city of New Orleans. It looks like time has...group sent to work with New Orleans residents stubbornly...campuses. My main job in New Orleans was to conduct surveys...us long after we left. ...
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New Orleans welcomes back more residents; some are unwilling to stay
AP Worldstream;
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MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer;
737 words
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New Orleans Welcomes Back More Residents
AP Online;
October 1, 2005 ;
MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer;
785 words
......10-01-2005 Dateline: NEW ORLEANS Graphic shows population...per square mile in New Orleans neighborhoods. (AP...chippers filled parts of New Orleans on Friday as the...had electricity. "I came back to air conditioning...about one-third of New Orleans' ...
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NFL: ; Delhomme rallies New Orleans past Dallas 31-24
Charleston Gazette;
December 25, 1999 ;
The Associated Press;
457 words
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New Orleans 'rip-roaring' once more: Returning residents wield power saws,...
Charleston Gazette;
October 1, 2005 ;
Mary Foster;
753 words
...NEW ORLEANS - The sounds of power...chippers filled parts of New Orleans on Friday as the French...had electricity. "I came back to air conditioning...about one-third of New Orleans' half-million inhabitants...night. Some residents came back only to pack and ...
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New Orleans vows to welcome tourists once again.(Going Places)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
September 11, 2005 ;
Rodeghier, Kathy;
596 words
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NBA Basketball: NBA Game Summary - New Orleans at Milwaukee.
Sports Network;
April 12, 2004 ;
454 words
......10th) Final Score: New Orleans 92, Milwaukee 87...rebounds to lead New Orleans to a 92-87 win over...win. The win tied New Orleans with the Heat for...through the fourth. New Orleans, though, came back and used a 9-2 spurt...After a missed shot, New ...
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New Orleans still reeling from Katrina: A year after hurricane hit, former...
Charleston Daily Mail;
August 29, 2006 ;
CHERYL CASWELL;
776 words
......Brenda Bleidt loves New Orleans, but she refers to...educator. Bleidt moved to New Orleans 15 years ago to teach...she said. "But I came back in July because I was...Marti Vogel moved to New Orleans 20 years ago to work...Metairie section of New Orleans. ...
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Life gradually returns to parts of New Orleans
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
October 1, 2005 ;
MARY FOSTER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS;
598 words
......returns to parts of New Orleans -- About a third of...Edtion: All Editions NEW ORLEANS - The sounds of power...chippers filled parts of New Orleans on Friday as the French...had electricity. "I came back to air conditioning...about one-third of New ...
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Amid Ruins, Signs of Life Residents Get To Work in Reopened New Orleans...
Albuquerque Journal;
September 28, 2005 ;
T.J. WILHAM Journal Staff Writer;
787 words
...NEW ORLEANS -- Coming into the Algiers neighborhood, there is...it back up. Although the streets in this part of New Orleans are still quiet and there are as many police and...Algiers became one of the first neighborhoods in New Orleans to reopen. It had opened last week only to be ...
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