Tuesday, December 13, 2005
New Orleans. . .Will It Be Lost?
Last Sunday, The New York Times published a sobering editorial about New Orleans.
As hard as it is to conceive, this great American city may be lost forever.
Three months after Katrina, in spite of all of the early promises and political posturing, there is still no solid, tangible commitment, no plan, no real discussion about rebuilding the levies to secure whatever future city might have a chance of rising from the rubble that is New Orleans today.
To lose this city would be a national tragedy and, frankly, a disgrace for all of us.
If you haven't already, I hope you will read the editorial.
You will find it at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/opinion/11sun1.html?n=Top%2fOpinion%2fEditorials%20and%20Op%2dEd%2fEditorials.
What we decide to do about New Orleans will reveal a great deal about our national attitude and priorities regarding urban poverty, race, economic renewal and compassion.