"Do you know if there are stores open where they can get what they need? Or are stores wiped out by the hurricane too?"
It doesn't matter.....it was a money giveaway.....not food.....I read the full article...
(snip) She smiled because DCF gave her $601 after an hour wait. It won't cover the $1,500 of lost wages over a two-week period. But she said she was satisfied.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-ccrowds12nov12,0,2970164.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
Are people back to work? Are stores and banks open? Do you know the situation there?
I remember the presses hysteria over Katrina. What makes you think they have it correct in this case? There's too little info.