Daily Journal October 2, 1998, By-William Thomas Thompson. Matthew 25-38 "When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? Or naked...” Hurricane Georges turned north while it was pushing the Mississippi River backward with the eye passing over Biloxi with a leading edge to the right 150 miles to bury Mobile under waist deep seawater with winds up to 180 mph and rains more than 30 inches. I-10 washed out at the Florida line, as hurricanes go with that power sweep has damaged the gambling shoreline and shut it down, this means we get more of it up here as most do when trapped in the Gulf unless it had gone more West. The French quarter was boarded up and Superdome opened as a storm shelter after a major convention canceled. The damage cannot be measured or told as thousands lost their all and shelters lost roofs where hundreds had moved, Georges had done already grave damage to a path of islands killing hundreds and are still counting, I have not seen such destruction in my life before. 45 - "...as ye did it not to the least of these, ye did it not to me". Local killings by police exceed that of the crooks by far here in the upstate, the NAACP has ask for the local sheriff to resign, yet police officers are shooting whites and women as well. I want the world to know what I think about guns and gun control; most people cannot or will not shoot a gun. Most people and especially children are killed by guns by accident. Where there are no guns, people live. People that have guns are more likely to kill, guns breed war between countries, and I say to ban the guns starting with the police. The sport of hunting is so cruel to animals to kill them for fun. I hate guns, although I grew up hunting and killing everything could. Let us face the facts and put away guns, a true Christian with faith in God to protect, will not resort to shooting anybody. Thank you Lord for life, how sweet it is if we commit to God. Famous FEMA following the storms is being father to all the needy people damaged by Georges and all natural disasters in this growing pattern of destruction. Puerto Rico alone is reported to have 82,000 homes destroyed or damaged and their infrastructure totaled. There is no power or running water, no sewer or phones, water food is a priority. What do you do about all the suffering and all of the destruction in Islands like the Dominica Republic, US Virgin and Hattie, What about Cuba and the Keys? How can we reach them all-in time to help? Surely this uncontrolled cost upon the unlimited loss of mountains of recent damages across this country is costing more money than any nation can stand. Dear Lord, when will end? Politics will not save us, but let us support right from wrong. In the state race for governor, Beasley has countered his opposition with a new ad that says "if you want this state to not be run by organized gambling, then vote for me”, I suggest Beasley act now to give back to the tax payers the $50 million in last years surplus taxes, repeal all laws passed under him and Campbell favorable to the insurance industry and raise the speed limit on I-26 to 75 mph, this would cut off the hedge of the gamblers man. Beasley has already conceded his willingness to let the people vote on a lottery for the state and the rebel flag issue dropped. What else is there for Hodges who reportedly voted against the awful video poker machines until organized gambling bought him off? What if the gambling interest wins and provides the children of this state with a so called better education? They have no interest in children. Hurricane Georges turned north while it was pushing the Mississippi River backward with the eye passing over Biloxi with leading edge to the right 150 miles to bury Mobil under waste deep seawater with winds up to 172 mph and rains more than 30 inches. I-10 washed out at the Florida line, as hurricanes go with that power sweep has damaged the gambling shoreline and shut it down, this means we get more of it up here as most do when trapped in the Gulf unless it had gone more West. The French quarter was boarded