Mississippi River

June 6th 2007
Well, have returned from New Orleans. It was a week of mixed emotions. We spent last Thursday and Friday volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. We were working in the lower 9th ward and I was amazed how much a bunch of novices like us got done. The amount of destruction which remains floored me considering it's been 18 months since Hurricane Katrina (or post-K as they put it). We saw house after h ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more