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New Orleans Clinic Battles to Keep City's Arts Healthy

(July 19) -- He's performed in New Orleans since college -- everything from AC/DC covers to '70s disco jams. But Paul Pattan, 45, can't believe he's still picking up his guitar and getting behind the mic. Reflecting on the 2004 motorcycle accident that left him with a fused spine and amputated foot, and the trauma of...

Scandal-Ridden New Orleans Police at Crossroads

(July 16) -- In New Orleans, a town known for its jambalaya, jazz and hospitality, it hasn't been difficult over the years to find folks willing to serve up some harsh words about their often-maligned and scandal-plagued police department. That may change -- even with the latest federal indictments for the shootings after...

Help for Haiti From an Indiana Hardware Store

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 28) – Haiti's plight has spawned high-profile telethons, celebrity sporting events and international conferences. But the Jan. 12 earthquake that leveled Port-au-Prince is also getting righteous attention in an ordinary Indianapolis hardware store, where owner Jeff Cardwell was on the air today as...

Did Katrina Spur Fast Pace of Haiti Donations?

WASHINGTON (Jan. 19) -- Americans are looking past their own recession-racked circumstances at heartbreaking images of Haiti and sending hundreds of millions of dollars in donations at a pace close to that of the largest disasters in recent history. About $231 million had been donated for earthquake victims by today,...

Quake Stirs Painful Memories in US

(Jan. 19) – A week later, the damage from the massive earthquake that struck Haiti remains unimaginable for many. But for some who live in New York and New Orleans, the destruction is reminiscent of catastrophes in those cities. In Port-au-Prince, a New York City rescue team has been sifting through the wreckage...