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Mymi Freedman's memories of Hurricane Ike's immediate aftermath still linger, especially in one sense.
Anne Willis, a lifelong resident of Bolivar Peninsula, moved back to her hometown of Crystal Beach nearly three months after Hurricane Ike.
The minister known as Reverend Ike, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide, died Tuesday. He was 74.
Greyhound Lines Inc. is still waiting for the state of Texas to pay it nearly $1 million for the bus company's work evacuating people from hurricanes Ike and Gustav last year — even as another hurricane season is already under way.
When Dwight Eisenhower planned the World War II invasion that wrested Europe from Hitler's hands, he believed — as many strategists do today — that victory and a lasting peace required more than military might.
Another hurricane season is the last thing Galveston wants to think about after last year's devastation from Hurricane Ike.
The beaches of Galveston, Texas, were packed for Memorial Day.
The Texas Forest Service says the lack of new leaves on many trees in Hurricane Ike-damaged Galveston is a bad sign.
Good news has been in short supply since Hurricane Ike laid waste to much of this island beach town six months ago Friday.
The federal government is giving $60 million to Texas' emergency management division for costs incurred during Hurricane Ike.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied nearly 650,000 applications for housing aid after Hurricane Ike hit southeast Texas, finding that nearly 90 percent of all claimants were ineligible for FEMA help.
Texas is sitting on $134 million in unpaid bills from the emergency response to Hurricane Ike and blames the federal government for failing to take care of the bulk of them.
Ike Taylor doesn't get much attention for being the Pittsburgh Steelers' primary defender against an opponent's top receiver. Sometimes that's good, because it means Taylor isn't getting beaten for many touchdown catches.
A contractor helping clear debris from Hurricane Ike is looking for the owner of an ammunition box he found buried in sand that contained keepsakes, including an 1863 Confederate $50 bill, war medals and diamond earrings.
Classes will resume Tuesday at Texas A&M-Galveston for the first regular semester since Hurricane Ike.
Dwight D. Eisenhower opened his inaugural speech with "a little private prayer of my own," an unusual, even intimate prelude to remarks that sketched the nuclear-tinged dangers of the time in stark terms and before a vast audience.
Galveston officials pleaded with state lawmakers Wednesday for help in rescuing their island city from the dire financial straits it finds itself in nearly four months after the devastation of Hurricane Ike.
Her boots, jeans and sweat shirt splattered with mud, Janet Lagow Lewis stretched barbed wire across metal posts, rebuilding a portion of her 38 miles of fencing that Hurricane Ike washed away.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has requested $300 million in federal money to get temporary housing for victims of Hurricane Ike.
Reyna Martinez, a 30-year-old Honduran immigrant, wanted to help Texas recover from Hurricane Ike and earn a good wage at the same time.
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday called the federal government's efforts to help Texas recover from Hurricane Ike "underwhelming" and announced the formation of a state commission to help move the process along.
Truong Van Cao and two other fishermen share a cramped, muddy tent amid the wreckage of homes, including his own, destroyed when Hurricane Ike stormed across this tiny Southeast Texas town.
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, a teaching hospital severely damaged by Hurricane Ike, will lay off about 3,800 workers — nearly a third of its work force — because it is running out of money.
Hurricane Ike left thousands homeless, millions without power and destroyed houses and businesses along the Texas Gulf Coast. But it also gave state and local governments a chance to learn from their mistakes during a natural disaster.
Following my last announcement about the birth of our nephew; Rafayel Iqbal Latif, nicknamed Ike we had a flurry of responses. One of my closest friends wrote; "Zach chacha - congrats to all your family and especially Isha and Zain on the arrival of Rafayel.
Dear Mr. President, Please Help Our City Look Beautiful AgainGalveston's City Tree Committee has joined fores with Galveston Independent School District to organize a campaign in which the district's students are writing to President Barack Obama and the city's representatives in Congress to ask for help financing the replacement of …
Baldwin Park Democrat: We Didn't Heed Ike's WarningInterested in seeing just how pervasive the Defense Contractors have been in spreading their wealth among the Congressional districts?
Lessons From Hurricane Rita Not Practiced During Hurricane IkeA new Rice University report released yesterday, exactly six months after Hurricane Ike slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, suggests that people did not practice the lessons learned from Hurricane Rita.
FEMA assists those who have been affected by disasters. However, it has become evident that the current structure and focus of the agency needs a bit of an adjustment. Hurricane Katrina showed us that FEMA's response and recovery plan is ineffective for catastrophic events.
Despite Ike damage, Galveston turnout one of highest GALVESTON — Paul Allen was one of the relatively few voters casting ballots Tuesday at Galveston City Hall, only blocks from the piles of debris and blocks of shuttered businesses in what once was the thriving heart of the city.
Texas official says Ike left some beaches forever changed ANGLETON — Hurricane Ike's storm surge was so widespread, so high and so violent that it will take much longer than usual for the Texas coastline to recover, the director of coastal resources for the Texas General Land Office said.
Baby born today is Galveston's first in month since Ike hit GALVESTON — Exactly one month after Hurricane Ike's devastating assault, Galveston is celebrating a much happier arrival today.
The Galveston County Daily NewsGALVESTON — Superintendent Lynne Cleveland estimates that no more than half of the public school district's students will return when classes resume today.
Flags fly as a testament to strength, spiritGALVESTON — The light breeze that kicked up dust from the debris pile in front of Richard Haworth's house stirred the American flag hanging from a pole at the front of his garage.
Islanders Who Insisted on Staying Died in IkeGALVESTON, Texas (AP) -- The final hours brought the awful realization to victims of Hurricane Ike that they had waited too long. This storm wasn't like the others, the ones that left nothing worse than a harrowing tale to tell.
Two weeks after Hurricane Ike, more than 400 still missingGail Ettenger made her last phone call at 10:10 p.m. She was trapped in her Bolivar Peninsula bungalow with her Great Dane, Reba. A drowning cat cried outside. Her Jeep bobbed in the seawater surging around her home.
After Hurricane Ike, Finding the Coastline Rearranged, AgainIn this article, I really liked the lede. It's a delayed lede and captures what's going on in the form of descriptive imagery/narrative (but it's not in first person). Another thing I found cool was that the sexy quote was a continuation of the lede. It flowed well.
Kemah On Fast Pace To RecoveryKEMAH, Texas - Kemah residents are working around the clock to be able to move in back into their homes, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.
Well, well USA in turmoil and close to financial collapse, two hurricane strikes and another storm of the Virgiania coastline.... and NO one see Gods hand in this?? lol
Russia denies new law is aimed at Arctic land grabMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had no intention of unilaterally redrawing its borders in the Arctic to give it a larger chunk of the region's mineral wealth.
Asheville, NC is Out of GasThe city of Asheville, North Carolina and surrounding towns are so short on gas that residents must wait over an hour to fill their tanks, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times.
Need Something to Smile About?: Baby Squirrel "Ike" Rescued From Tree During Windstorm This baby bushy-tailed "Ike" was rescued during Windstorm Ike.
85% of Nashville Area Gas Stations Are DryAs prices have stabilized elsewhere in Tennessee, least 85 percent of the gas stations in the Nashville area were without gasoline early Friday, according to AAA estimates. Meanwhile, prices dropped for the second straight day.
Yesterday the power returned to Watergate Yacht Club, but many of the other essential amenities were still not available for the live aboard folks.
N.C.-Based Samaritan's Purse Provides Relief to Hurricane Ike VictimsSamaritan's Purse is directing relief efforts in three areas across Texas to provide help and hope to victims of Hurricane Ike.
Defying Ike: Why 140,000 stayed behind"What this comes down to is that everybody's making judgments under lots of uncertainty, and everyone's making it differently," says Michael Lindell, an emergency management professor at Texas A&M University in College Station.
Nature never fails she comes rolling in the dark dragging me to my knees begging and crying please,please,please! Facing the knowledge of not knowing the facade rain falls with a deceitful smile and a dry face the wind blows down the street bending trees bending me
Their House Survived Ike, But it's the Only One Left - CNN.comWarren and Pam Adams lost a house to Hurricane Rita in 2005, so it seems they'd be relieved to learn their new home withstood Hurricane Ike. But not when their house is the only one still standing in their section of Gilchrist, Texas. More Articles
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