A reminder of human goodness

Amid the carnage and the wreckage, amid the looting and the violence, amid "the depravity and squalor wrought by Hurricane Katrina," not all is lost.

Tim Harper has been doing some excellent reporting for the Toronto Star, and here's how he puts it in his latest piece: "For every tale of depravity borne of desperation, there are many more tales of incredible heroism and human resolve."

How true, yet how easily forgotten. And this is no exception.