This feature, edited by the progressive reporter, Steve Perry, is absolutely riveting. It's a collection of stories of the survivors, collected by staff at The City Pages (Minneapolis/St. Paul). They interviewed some people who's stories had been in the news, while the rest of the oral histories are from people who've relocated to the Minnesota.
http://citypages.com/databank/26/1294/article13694.asp Adele Bertucci, 53, hospitality worker, native of Cuba and 35-year resident of New Orleans The worst experience for me was being alone for maybe four days in the airport. That's something I'll never forget. There were bodies. There were people bleeding. There were people lying in their own waste. One after another. If you take Gone with the Wind and the Nazi War and the Vietnam war, and visualize that in one place, that's how I would describe the airport. When you watch it on TV, it's like watching a Walt Disney versus an R-rated movie. You only see what they want you to see. You can't smell it. More... <...> Lots more at the link above. http://www.inkworkswell.com
