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Land of dreams.(Letter to the Editor)

National Review

| October 24, 2005 | Monte, Phil | COPYRIGHT 2005 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Rod Dreher, in "The City I Knew" (Sept. 26), vividly captures the essence of New Orleans. He also touches on why the city cannot be reconstructed as it was. New Orleans was a cultural phenomenon more than anything else: Its economic infrastructure has proven unable to assimilate much of the population, and corruption is a way of life among many who belong to the political class. It is silly to suppose that the billions upon billions of dollars that President Bush has earmarked for redevelopment will be spent efficiently, or will bring back things ...

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