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  • Padre Island National Seashore remains nearly as wild as it did 50 years ago

    11/25/2012 2:26:59 PM PST · by patriot08 · 39 replies
    Corpus Christi Caller Times ^ | 11/25/2012 | David Sikes
    Outside of Padre Island, there is not a beach in the country where visitors can drive for more than 60 miles without seeing a utility line, light pole, street, boardwalk, commercial or residential structure. Padre Island National Seashore represents the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in the world. And 66 of the park's 70 miles of beach are open to vehicle traffic. It has been that way long before Padre Island National Seashore was established 50 years ago this year. Most of the park remains as wild as it has ever been. (exercpt) Horine said the national seashore stands...
  • Giving Up on New Orelans

    12/06/2005 3:56:27 PM PST · by HoHoeHeaux · 91 replies · 2,311+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | December 6, 2005 | Mike Tidwell
    We may as well abandon the Big Easy because the White House is killing a plan to protect the city from the next Katrina. By Mike Tidwell MIKE TIDWELL is the author of "Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast" (Pantheon, 2003). AS WE NEAR the 100-day mark since Hurricane Katrina hit, it's time we ended our national state of denial and abandon New Orleans for good. We should call it quits not because New Orleans can't be made relatively safe from hurricanes. It can be. And not because to do so is more trouble...