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Andrew Locke and Bob Sullivan

From Sept. 22-27, the posts in this blog about Rita's evacuation and devastation were reported and photographed by Bob Sullivan and Andrew Locke. Sullivan, 37, is MSNBC.com's technology and consumer fraud reporter. Locke, 34, in charge of MSNBC.com's editorial strategy, was on his second hurricane blog tour.

David Friedman and Miguel Llanos

From Sept. 18-22, the posts in this blog, examining Katrina's impact on the environment, were reported and photographed by Miguel Llanos and David Friedman. Llanos, 45, is MSNBC.com's environmental reporter. Photojournalist Friedman, 35, is a multimedia producer at MSNBC.com.

Kari Huus and Jim Seida

From Sept. 10-16, the posts in this blog were reported and photographed by Kari Huus and Jim Seida. Huus, 43, has been a journalist for 20 years and a reporter with MSNBC.com since 1996. Seida, 39, has been a media editor with the Web site since 1996.

Mike Brunker and Andrew Locke mugshot

From Sept. 2-9, the posts in this blog were reported and photographed by Mike Brunker, left, and Andrew Locke. A journalist for 25 years, Brunker, 49, is MSNBC.com's West Coast news editor. Locke, 34, has been a journalist for 17 years and is currently in charge of MSNBC.com's editorial media strategy.

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HOPE, FEAR IN HATTIESBURG

Posted: Saturday, September 3 at 06:21 pm CT by msnbc.com

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Amid the misery and destruction are moments of renewal and hope in the Katrina-ravaged communities up-country from Mississippi's Gulf Coast. For others, plenty of fear and uncertainty remains.

Reunion

Here, Marilyn Assavedo (right) shares a tearful reunion with her mother Janet Kaufman at the Red Cross shelter in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Saturday. Kaufman's husband stayed at their home in Braithwaite, La., but it’s unclear whether she'll be able to rejoin him there.

Natasha_and_child

And here, Natasha Thomas-Vincent holds her infant son Shaun at the Red Cross shelter in Hattiesburg, Miss Saturday afternoon.  The Vincents, who lived one block from one of the now-breached levies in New Orleans, fled last Sunday. Natasha and her elderly mother were separated in the confusion, and have not yet been in contact.

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Katrina Link With this blog being something of a get away, I don't want to get overly opinionated on the New Orleans disaster. I will, however, post for you the MSN blog site where there are several articles for your perusal: Katrina...

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