Katrina's Final Blow Leaves Family on the Edge

Women's eNews by Juliette Terzieff | Oct. 20, 2006 (Special Report)

Hurricane Katrina drove Michelle Castillo and her family out of their secure life in New Orleans--including a pool in the backyard, a steady job and a comfortable house--and straight into the ranks of Americans who stand on the razor-thin edge between economic security and economic peril.

More than a year after Katrina destroyed everything they owned, Castillo is hovering on the precipice of bankruptcy, falling further behind on bills every month ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S.
Topics: Hurricane Katrina
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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - Oct 24, 2006 - 3:11 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Rod Amis (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Veronica Barlee (review)
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Edited by: Rod Amis - Oct 24, 2006 - 3:13 PM PDT
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 24, 2006

Good journalism about an important story that is not well covered by the mainstream media.

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 by Rod Amis - Oct. 24, 2006

This final installment of the series on the aftermath of an American disaster does a good job of portraying the survivors and their plight. Rather thinly sourced but the research does a job of providing the big picture.

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 by Veronica Barlee - Dec. 9, 2006

very good human interest story, showing the catch 22 that many Katrina survivors face

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