Hurricane Hugo: 15th anniversary

Greetings!

Today, September 22, is the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo's direct hit on Charleston, South Carolina. Many of us in North Carolina will recall that hurricane's deadly force on Charlotte in 1989.

In the midst of the devastation of recent hurricane onslaughts onFlorida, the gulf states, as well as North Carolina, it may be worthwhileto remember past similar tragedies and struggles.

Charleston's newspaper, The News and Courier, somehow keptpublishing. How it did is another story. JoMC's Jo Bass lived through thatdevastation. With great effort she managed to collect all the editionspublished at that time. Recently she donated them to our Park Library.Selected issues are displayed in the exhibit cases outside our ParkLibrary. They serve as a reminder of the Charleston citizens who prevailedduring that hot, soggy, dark time.

Also inluded in the exhibit are lists of previous category 5hurricanes and the devastation in property and lives they brought.

We encourage you and your students to view the exhibits.

Best regards,

Barbara

- posted by Barbara @ 11:49 AM

 
ResourceShelf's DocuTicker:
A daily update of reports from government agencies, NGO's, think tanks, & other groups

Greetings!
Gary Price, web hero, has done it again. Discovered what peopleneed and want and then see to it that they get it as accurately,efficiently, and conveniently as possible.
Here is a link to a recent Poynter article describing what thisnew (and no cost to users) service offers:
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=70982
Today's DocuTicker highlights the U.S. Department of Transportation's"Safety Belt Use in 2004 -- Overall Results." It has a link to a four-pagereport containing the latest statistics.
Previous posts offer links to:

* Bush Regulatory Record
* Most Wanted Safety Improvements by the States
* Study Details Three Year U.S. High-Tech Job Bust
* Child Care Assistance Policies, 2001-2004
* Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act
* IOP-Chronicle of Higher Education Survey of College and University Voter Registration and Mobilization Efforts

This is just a selection. More to come. Well worth your time to explore this new and useful alert service.

Best regards,
Barbara

- posted by Barbara @ 2:38 PM

 
Park Library Display of Tom Terry's Collection of U.S. Presidential Campaign Buttons

Greetings!

This collection is a gem. It is also timely. For an opportunity to examine some recent and historical U.S. presidential campaign buttons, hie yourselves to the glass exhibit cases outside the Park Library entrance.

Our enthusiastic thanks to Tom for loaning his collection for the next few weeks.

Best regards,

Barbara

- posted by Barbara @ 2:15 PM

 
MEDIA TRACKER UPDATE ON CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY

Greetings!

The Media Tracker was created by the Center for Public Integrity to allow journalists, researchers and the public at large to learn who owns the media in their area. The tracker contains ownership information on every radio and television station and cable television system in the United States, searchable by zip code or city. To read more about this database, check this URL:

http://www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/report.aspx?aid=373

To do some searching, open this URL:

http://www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/default.aspx

The Center for Public Integrity has a number of other searchable databases worth examining.

Best regards,

Barbara




- posted by Barbara @ 4:34 PM