Business before Personal Safety?

As Gustav approaches today, I read of accounts of business owners who are staying behind, some heavily armed, to save their business from the same level of looting their properties suffered after Katrina hit and the levees broke. If I ever learned anything in school, as educator or student, it was safety comes before routine or property. Take care of people first.

May all in the storms path be safe. May we honor those already lost to the storm. Most of all, may we reach out to each other as we would hope others would help us in the same situation.

-Mel.