Texans warned to stay away from areas hit by Hurricane Ike September 16, 2008 Los Angeles Times, Sept. 16, 2008 UTMB's John Koloen from Public Affairs is quoted in this article about when Galvestonians will be allowed to return to the island. Koloen rode out the storm at the hospital. His mother in Wisconsin is ill, he said, and he had planned to fly there this week. "If I leave, when will I be able to come home? " wondered Koloen, 60, whose home flooded in the storm. There's no resources. There's no people. There's only uncertainty and feeling helpless." « Back | The Newsroom »