Dear Readers,
After reading news headlines and articles on how President Bush wishes to write off the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by dictating people to not place too much importance on it, I am wroth with anger. How dare this man that placed too much importance on a foreign "semi-crisis" tell people how to react to a domestic crisis. Though a year has past since the initial occurence of the disaster, the aftermath is still waxing. Everyday, new reports on the situation in New Orleans and southern Louisiana are featured on newscast programs. Countless times have I been reminded that people are still offering aid and assistance to rebuild the areas that suffered damage. While watching tennis, during the U.S. Open, I was repeatedly informed by the sportscasters that some of the tennis players, like Serena Williams, are still donating money to the relief effort. So, undoubtedly Mr. Bush, people must still be dwelling on the impact of the situation. People won't forget such a widespread and mass media-projected disaster. Nor should they. This disaster should remain in our hearts and minds as a reminder to how blessed we are each day to not suffer as some people from Louisiana and Mississippi have, lest we forget and repeat the mistakes of the past. The constant providing of relief also reminds us daily of what happened so that in the future, other coastal cities can be protected against such forces of nature. A simple reminder never hurts. Another reason for my support for honoring the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is because when I was growing up as a young child, I had no idea who are what Hurricane Hugo was. However, I still saw kids at my school walking around wearing "I survived Hurricane Hugo" shirts; And this was more than a few years after the disaster. Now why can't people make shirts about Hurricane Katrina in order to remind younger generations, that have no idea of the disaster, of what happened in late August 2005. I wonder what Mr. President would say to that. Anyway, I am through ranting. Read this attatchment to find out more.
Signing Off, Oz
