Biloxi Got It Right (Katrina Anniversary)

Delta Democrat Times ^ | August 27, 2006 | ROSS REILY

[SuziQ]

Where is the gambling going to be at the Beau? I know they had their hotel right there off the highway, with the barges behind it. Have they built a new casino facility right there, or did they move the casino across to the North side of 90? Have any of them taken the opportunity to acquire the land to the North of 90 to build land based casinos?

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

A great big thank you to all who came down(and many are still here,I just met some the other day getting coffee at my favorite coffee shop right outside Keesler at the end of Pass Road) and volunteered time and sweat(lots of sweat,LOL),and to those who sent money and other things to the Coast.

I chipped in a little, and mentioned Mississippi's disaster at church because it seemed to me that Louisiana got all the publicity. The church contacted a friend in Georgia who suggested we support De Kalb (GA) Baptist Association's work in putting roofs on damaged church buildings in Mississippi.

So the church participated in that way, fairly substantially. We couldn't go there and do any good directly, so we were delighted to hold the coats of the people who could and did. We took it to be appropriate stewardship of the money in question, which otherwise would have gone to a building fund up here.

[mrsmel]

That's perfect,getting a roof over people's heads is the beginning of normality.When people start feeling secure and that they can have a routine,they find the momentum to plow into the next priorities. I thank you and your church,God bless y'all!

[mpackard]

This one sentence is what TRULY inspired and impressed me about the people of MS. I saw folks without roofs out helping folks without walls. The spirit and strength of the people here blew me away and made me capable of pulling myself up by the boot straps and starting over. Folks can say just WHATEVER they want about this state but if you'd come and see it, meet the people and hear the stories, attitudes about southerners would change forever. May I also add that it was all races working together as neighbors. It was a beautiful thing.