'Stop squabbling, start praying. We all is in trouble' Welcome to The Big Uneasy. Almost four months after Hurricane Katrina, JOHN BARBER finds the stricken city nowhere near recovering from the immense devastation. The mayor has the patience of Job, but, with Washington still dragging its heels, his irate citizens look at all the rot and ruin, and tell him: You're just shuckin' and jivin'
24th Dec 2005, 13:27 GMT
Mayor Ray Nagin is no Rudy Giuliani, as his critics never tire of pointing out, but the calm, likeable leader of this crippled city was at his best last week when he returned from Washington to report the first good news his suffering citizens have heard since Hurricane Katrina washed away so many of their homes, dispersed so many families and destroyed so many lives. (INSIDER Edition subscribers only)
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