End Times on the Gulf Coast
…Gulf Coast. The streets are all but deserted. Parking spots closest to the beach are always available. Helicopters fly up and down along the coast all day, monitoring the spread of the oil. I pulled into a parking lot for the Gulf Shores National Seashore and the woman there tells me the beach is closed. “The slick’s coming in pretty bad,” she said. She’s supposed to charge me $5, but refuses. “Are you sure? You guys are hurting for money,” I say….
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