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Political Tourists and Out-of-State Obama Activists in Indiana

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Gail McGowan Mellor

Red and blue state Obama supporters are putting their weight on the see-saw state of Indiana, crossing state lines to help. Political tourists from ot...

South Texas: Election Last Thing on Anyone's Mind After Hurricane Ike

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home


Georgianne Nienaber

Gas prices had been dropping daily due to the worldwide market crash, but for the people in south Texas, financial devastation was already old news. Was she worried about the election? No comment was offered--just a quizzical look.

Ike: Galveston's Big Break?

Isabel Cowles | Posted 11.02.2008 | Green


Isabel Cowles

The Sunday after Ike, I visited Austin for the first time. Power seemed weeks away, there was debris in the streets and the blessed cool front Houston...

Galveston Residents Return Home By The Thousands Amid Ike's Destruction

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green


GALVESTON, Texas — Ten days after Hurricane Ike, this devastated beach town reopened to residents Wednesday with stern warnings about what still...

The Ike Effect: Blowing Texas Blue

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living


Elizabeth Gregory

Lots of Houstonians, spared the direct coastal hit, made the most of the forced slowdown in pace.

Galveston "Isn't Ready" For Residents -- Water, Sewer And Power Days Away From Functioning

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 10.19.2008 | Green


GALVESTON, Texas — There's a grocery store open for business on Galveston Island. Cell phone towers are connecting calls. More lights are coming...

The Next President Has Unfinished Business

Harry Fuller | Posted 10.17.2008 | Living


Harry Fuller

My mother was a farm girl trained as a nurse, but even she knew about foxes and hen-houses.