Please help

Just because it's not in the headlines anymore doesn't mean these people no longer need help.

Desperate Pakistanis huddled against the cold and some looted food stores Monday because aid still had not reached remote areas of Kashmir, where a devastating earthquake flattened villages, cut off power and water, and killed tens of thousands.

Officials predict the death toll, now estimated at between 20,000 and 30,000, will climb because of exposure and disease. With winter just six weeks away, the United Nations has said 2.5 million people near the Pakistan-India border need shelter.

Help will have to come from individuals because, thanks to someone's stupid-ass tax cuts, our government is too broke to take care of even our own people.

Americares is a charitable organization providing relief to the victims of the earthquake. Donating will take only a minute, will make you feel good and will help a lot of people who really need it. If you can only give a little, give a little. If you're a recipient of one of the aforementioned tax cuts, give a lot.

Please do what you can. Thanks.