Hurricane Ike taught me that the sum of the parts is not greater than the whole, contrary to what the old saying would have us believe. We like to think that if we take care of the parts (individuals) then the whole (community) will benefit. But more often than not the parts are sacrificed for [...]
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As we get closer to Huricane Ike’s second anniversary, I’ve been thinking about what I learned covering, living though and writing a book about the third costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Over the next few weeks, I’ll share some of those lessons here, in no particular order. I spilled a lot of ink in The [...] The media is buzzing about President Barack Obama’s visit to New Orleans later this month to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Just a few weeks later, Galveston will observe Hurricane Ike’s second anniversary, without so much as a nod from Washington, I’m sure. I understand why the president won’t take any notice of our [...] As part of her research for the chapter in “Forgotten” that compares the 1900 Storm with Hurricane Ike, Rhiannon spent hours in the Rosenberg Library reading the firsthand accounts of people who survived that disastrous storm. We already knew about many of the connections between the two storms. But we had no idea about the [...] I neglected this blog for two weeks, but for good purpose – I finished writing yesterday! I needed to block out every distraction, even worthy ones, to concentrate on making that final push. We still have to go through the editing process and create a reference list for all of our research, but Forgotten is [...] We’re devoting one chapter of “Forgotten” to telling the story of what happened on the Bolivar Peninsula. I think a lot of people dismissed the damage in Crystal Beach, Gilchrist and the other peninsula communities because so many of the homes lost belonged to wealthy people who rented them to visitors. If more of the [...] Today’s quote of the day comes from Dr. Ben Raimer, UTMB’s senior vice president for health policy and legislative affairs. Raimer, an indefatigable optimist, thinks the future is bright for both the island and the medical branch. But he told me in November he had one major concern: “I’m real, real concerned because an event like [...] The Houston Chronicle had a good story on Monday about the post-Ike recovery in the Bayou Shores neighborhood, which just happens to be where I used to live. One of the families I interviewed for our chapter on rebuilding also lives there. Like so many, the Enriquez family didn’t have enough insurance to rebuild. Then [...] |
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