Ana Maria's Blog
-
by Ana Maria
|
August 23, 2007 - 8:10am
Yesterday, the Gulf Coast Business Council released Two Years After Katrina, which reports on the status of our recovery down here. The Biloxi Sun Herald, the only daily newspaper along the Mississippi Gulf Coast aptly titled its headlined article …more
|
-
by Ana Maria
|
August 10, 2007 - 9:25am
It’s finally here! We have the date on which the contractor will arrive and do the next set of renovations to my mom’s home.
He’ll sand and seal the wood that hasn’t been touched in that way since my parents had the house built 45 years ago. Hang …more
|
-
by Ana Maria
|
August 9, 2007 - 9:31am
by Ana Maria
Two days ago, Mississippi voters in the Democratic Primary ousted Insurance Commissioner George Dale, whose cozy relationship with Big Insurance became his electoral albatross. Surely less than a year ago, Dale anticipated his re- …more
|
-
by Ana Maria
|
August 7, 2007 - 7:34am
by Ana Maria
Today’s a big day in Mississippi. While there are plenty of contested local races throughout the state—particularly on the Republican side, the insurance commissioner is the most important statewide race because it impacts every …more
|
-
by Ana Maria
|
July 30, 2007 - 7:31am
by Ana Maria
Recently, a man got four years in prison for burglarizing a neighbor’s home to loot it right after Katrina. What kind of jail time will the insurance industries’ corporate cronies get for deliberately contriving to steal the claims …more
|
-
by Ana Maria
|
July 26, 2007 - 6:57am
What else do you call a man who refuses to show his face in a part of Mississippi that knows best his handiwork as a failed insurance commissioner in the aftermath of Katrina? I call him a coward, a chicken. That’s right. Chicken George.
How do I …more
|
