[StBernard] Trip to hurricane zone opens eyes

[Westley Annis]

Sheesh, don't be so darn oversensitive. I have spent lotsa time in Madison,
Wisc. and they have lotsa houses that start at around 250,000. So, yes,
hello, we are a bit property-priced-challenged compared to the rest of the
nation. (Be proud, they should be jealous) 


Mudpie

	----- Original Message -----
	
	The writer seems to have a gift of stretching the truth. To the best
of my 
	knowledge, St. Bernard is not a "low income community" as the writer

	indicates. I also have no idea where he/she got the impression that
Murphy 
	was offering $10,000, along with an additional $25,000 if the
resident 
	agreed not to sue, Of course if you settled you gave up your right
to sue - 
	that is the purpose of a settlement. The actual settlement, for
those that 
	chose to take it, was $x per foot and $2500 for each member of the 
	household, along with testing of the soil and cleaning of the
exterior of 
	the home, among other items. Did the writer visit us to assist in
the 
	recovery effort or to gain additional experience in writing fiction?

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	John F. Richardson