Coverage of the China earthquake
April 19, 2009
China quake survivors still wait for word
In the 11 months since China's devastating earthquake, Wang Tingzhang and his wife have been transformed from docile, law-abiding citizens into defiant troublemakers, at least in the eyes of authorities.
April 19, 2009
China mountainside holds untold number of quake dead
Nearly the size of a football field, the oval mound is big enough to show up in satellite photos, looking like an earthen UFO that somehow landed on the side of the mountain.
May 27, 2008
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE
Noel Irwin Hentschel calls on friends to help with China quake aid
ENTERTAINMENT industry moguls and various local billionaires seem to have two favorite California Republicans: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (of course) and the not as well known but equally liked Noel Irwin Hentschel.
May 29, 2008
Shaken to his foundations
Images run through my mind when I'm brave enough to let them in like the click-click of an old slide projector. The body of the security guard five days after the quake, his keys still on his belt, his uniform and badge struggling to lend some dignity to his bloated corpse. The body of the student, a boy slightly older than my son, his sneakers battered, his shirttail out.
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