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- The Castaways
- Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston’s North Side, an historic African-American community. Four of the area’s six housing projects have been condemned and many residents have lost everything. Will the community be rebuilt or will it suffer the same fate as New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Katrina? The storm was bad. The aftermath may be worse.
- by Forrest Wilder
- Are You In Good Hands?
- Texans are paying the highest rates for homeowners insurance in the nation -- six years after an insurance crisis led Gov. Rick Perry and numerous state leaders to promise lower rates that never came. Meanwhile, insurance companies have enjoyed record profits.
- by Dave Mann
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- The Ground Game
- In the run-up to February’s Super Tuesday primaries, no one guessed that North Carolina could, in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, become the 28th state to declare for Obama. Lawrence Goodwyn tells the remarkable story of the Obama staffers and volunteers who focused on a simple message: register and vote.
- by Lawrence Goodwyn
- A Change in the Pecking Order
- Will his company’s bankruptcy curtail chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim’s political clout?
But Wait, There's More!
- Contrary to The New York Times’ claim in a recent news analysis that the South remains a Republican bastion, Bob Moser looks at the numbers and sees breathtaking gains for Southern Democrats.
- A Quiet Life, but Not Desperate: David Theis reviews August Evening, a film by Chris Eska, and finds a treasure of luminous acting, a compelling story, and fine editing and cinematography.
- by David Theis
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