Hurricane Katrina has devastated the lives of victims in four of the SEC's states, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, and may continue to do so for months and years to come,

Hurricane Katrina has devastated the lives of victims in four of the SEC's states -- Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi -- and may continue to do so for months and years. We express our sympathies and prayers to everyone who has been impacted by this storm and we are anxious to assist in the recovery efforts.

Hurricane Katrina has devastated the lives of victims in four of the SEC's states -- Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi -- and may continue to do so for months and years, ... We express our sympathies and prayers to everyone who has been impacted by this storm and we are anxious to assist in the recovery efforts.

We should be thankful we don't live in Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama.

If we have a job opening and we get a good applicant from Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama with solid credentials, we would not hesitate to put them in a classroom setting,

Basic fairness means the displaced people in Florida should be handled the same as those in Louisiana and Mississippi.