We had planned to do a more comprehensive job of covering the Amy Goodman visit to Birmingham. But quite frankly, due to the response and lack of response we've gotten so far, and due to some technological difficulties that have burned all kinds of time for zero pay, we do not have the stomach for it today.

You can read an exhange I had with one reader who attended the Goodman visit in the comments section below the previous post.

Meanwhile, we just heard from a Blount County resident who spent a week coordinating the efforts of a certain department store chain to help out the people of Jefferson Parish in Louisiana. He will remain nameless due to the fear of losing his job, but he told us some horrific tales.

We are planning a trip to New Orleans ourselves later this week to do some stories for a certain Texas newspaper, so we do not know how much we will be able to update the site in the later part of the week. It will depend on our ability to gain access to the Internet from New Orleans.

Good luck to all, and don't forget to support independent media instead of corporate media. We could use some financial help to keep this Web project going, unless of course you would rather support the corporate New York Times by paying for access to its online content.

See you on the radio Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m.