Reply #82: Sept 3:New Orleans Paper Slams Federal Response on Saturday

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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001054570

New Orleans Paper Slams Federal Response on Saturday



By E&P Staff

Published: September 03, 2005 10:45 AM ET

NEW YORK The Times-Picayune of New Orleans, in publishing its second print edition of the week on Saturday from its new base in Houma, lashed out in an editorial at federal relief efforts so far, even as help and supplies finally started to arrive.

"It's good to hear the president admit his administration's shortcomings, and it's even better to hear his promise to help all of us who are in need," the editorial declared. "But the sad truth remains that the federal government's slow start has already proved fatal to some of the most vulnerable people in the New Orleans area. Water has killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people. A lack of water to drink is exacting its toll on others.