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Art Smith August 16th, 2008

What is Suffering?

The most traumatic place I’ve yet visited on this Earth is Auschwitz-Birkenau.  I was there with some friends in 2005.

I know I’ve talked about it before.  The awful things that were done to people during that war.  The humiliation.  The beatings.  The dreadful murders of so many people.  The intense fear and pain of those who watched others die so horribly.

People who were drowned, crippled, killed, or otherwise experienced devastation from the 2005 southern US hurricanes and the 2004 tsunami in the Pacific.  Many people left with nothing after the floods and other weather disasters in 2008.

Those who died and those who watched the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001.

People who have endured starvation, lacking food for days, weeks, or longer.  People who have died of exposure to extreme temperatures.

Many missionaries, hundreds or maybe thousands over the centuries who have died as martyrs for their faith.

The men who served in George Washington’s Continental Army.  Many served without appropriate clothing, footwear, adequate food.  Many became sick and died from exposure and disease.

Many men and women who have served their country in this very century, and willing to go through it again.

People who live or have lived in abject poverty throughout the world.  In homes made of little more than flimsy plastic or straw.  Without the community resources to even bathe regularly.  Without a soft surface to sleep on.

From the Bible, Paul and Silas being stripped and beaten in Phillippi for healing a women with an evil spirit.

And the death that Jesus endured.

The situations above are all I think of when I think of suffering.

I know I’ve never suffered.  Sorry, not once.  Not even when I had kidney stones.

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And today, we think the world is coming to an end when we can’t get good cell phone reception.

Is not having enough money to buy the house I want suffering?  Is not having enough money to travel to Disneyland suffering?  Just how upside-down have our expectations become?  Is lacking the latest gadget that my neighbor has suffering?

Herbert Hoover’s 1928 Presidential Campaign slogan was: “A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”.

Anyone remember what happened the following year?  The stock market crashed, if you don’t recall.  And we’re making the same mistakes all over again.  The chicken was a fine idea, the car was worthless.

We are overwrought with the expectation of providing prosperity to all.  Our country was NEVER about providing prosperity, but ensuring there was an opportunity for people to prosper.  But politicians have discovered that promising prosperity, and taking steps that appear to provide immediate prosperity can influence a LOT of voters.

And the politicians will destroy our country, our livelihood, our opportunity before long.

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I know SOME people are suffering… that means they are homeless, unable to find work, unable to pay for food, clothes, or other BASIC needs.  How did we start to think that anything beyond a lack of food, clothing and shelter constituted poverty?  We may joke about it sometimes, but a lot of people really think they are suffering if they can’t watch TV, or go to a movie, or drink a six-pack of beer.

I’m even more amazed when some of my Christian friends actually think they are “suffering for Jesus” if they are prohibited from pushing the Bible on others at work.  I love the Lord, and I love to share about Him with others, but we don’t have a right to push our faith in the workplace… and being asked to stop is not “suffering”.

We’ve managed to make suffering something that is not suffering.  Discomfort, inconvenience, change in plans.  And we want the government to make it better.

This country used to be made of better stuff than that.  What happened to the pioneers?  What happened to the self-reliant?  What happened to ingenuity?

What a bunch of wusses we’ve become.

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I don’t want a mommy state.  I don’t want the government giving me handouts when I don’t need them.  Shoot, I don’t really want to take tax deductions for charitable giving (it’s just stupid)… take the deduction away and just lower everyone’s taxes for pity’s sake.

I just don’t want the government “taking care” of me.  I don’t want Obama’s “Hope” (I don’t even know what that means).

Protect the country from invaders.  Secure our borders.  Let the markets manage themselves.  Ensure that those that have real needs are helped.  Ensure we have justice, and help keep our international friends.  Keep foreigners from taking advantage of us if possible.  Keep our rights secure.

I am pretty sure that is more than enough work for Congress, the President and the Supreme Court to handle.

How about you just leave the rest to us?

Tags: 1928 Presidential Campaign, 9/11, A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bible, Continental Army, Disasters, Floods, George Washington, Herbert Hoover, Jesus Christ, Paul, Phillippi, Poverty, Silas, Suffering, World Trade Center, World War II

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Art Smith August 9th, 2008

On the Republican side, the increase in McCain’s position in the polls, slow as it is in coming, is a reflection of the unity that is starting to build within the Republican Party.  I think what you’re really seeing is that as the various state conventions come to a close, and people have finished jockeying for position to attend the Republican National Convention, that the dust is settling, people are getting into position for victory and are finally realizing the inevitable: John McCain is going to be the Republican Candidate… there’s little that could change that now.  People are seeing more and more clearly the need to get past the differences and work toward victory in November, both in the Oval Office and in Congress.  The more that people get to know Obama, the less they like him.  If they pay attention.  As we all pay more attention to facts, to action, to words, and less on form, appeal, music, timing we see more of the truth.  Feelings cloud the truth… watch out for emotional invitations with no substance.

And, the past few weeks of drama in Congress probably haven’t hurt much either.

On the Democratic side, we have a party that is apparently intent on losing in November.  And I have no problem with that.

First of all, the Democratically controlled Congress has made what will probably a massive blunder by thumbing their collective noses at the American People.  Going on vacation in August without a vote on Energy Policy is causing most of the country to retaliate with support of the Republican Protest in Washington.  Iowans in particular are unhappy because this recess occurred without satisfactory action Flood Relief.  It’s unconscionable for Pelosi and Reid to ignore the real present needs of the country, even though they got their own personal agendas adressed (the housing bill).

Then secondly the continuing saga of Hillary’s desire to be President.  This week she stated that she would still seek to have her name put in nomination at the Democratic National Convention in order to appease those who had supported her and build party unity.  I don’t know what’s wrong with Clinton.  It’s a perfect storm for the Republicans: “See how self-serving Democrats are?”, “Democrats are STILL fighting over their candidate!”.  And I can just see it now… “I had no idea I would end up as the Candidate!”

In Iowa, it was somewhat revealing that the Democratic State Convention lasted well into the early hours of the next day due to the perilous extent of differences and in-fighting, while Republicans, who had their differences on the table, completed business before the afternoon expired.

The bottom line is, Democrats do NOT have it together as a party.  Republicans are not perfect either, but evidently recognize the importance of unity in achieving success.

At least this year.

Hat Tips to: John Deeth, ABC Online, and Don Frederick at the LA Times Blog.

Tags: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Party, Democratic State Convention, Energy Policy, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Democrats, Iowa Republicans, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Republican National Convention, Republican Party, Republican Protest, Republican State Convention, Unity, US Congress

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Art Smith July 19th, 2008

Traveling across eastern Iowa and Illinois this past week we got a look at some of the areas that were affected by the flooding.  I-80 looks good… the section that had been flooded looks normal… I didn’t realize what it was until I had driven over it.  Some corn crops, which have probably been replanted at least once, were looking good in many areas although still not as tall as they would normally be by now.  Many low-lying areas are just unplanted.

In Illinois, the water appears to be still a big problem.  Drove across the Mississippi River, and it’s just brown with stirred up silt, mud and debris.  Fields are still under water.  Driving down I-74 and into Peoria, a lot of water still out of the banks or sitting in areas where the ground cannot yet absorb it.  The Illinois River is also very brown.  As we got into eastern Illinois, conditions seemed to improve.

I’m sure that southern Iowa looks a good deal like the sections of Illinois we traveled.  We continue to pray for those affected.  In Des Moines, the City is looking to purchase some of the homes that were severely damaged in the Birdland area.  One town (I believe it was Oakville) in southeast Iowa may not rebuild at all. 

There’s a state committee to work through rebuilding the areas that were hit hard by tornados and flooding this year.  It will be interesting to see how effectively that group succeeds in postively impacting Iowa communities.

We’ll have more to share in the future, I’m sure.  It is very sad.  Please pray.

Tags: Corn Crops, Floods of 2008, Illinois, Illinois River, Iowa, Mississippi River, Oakville

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Art Smith July 14th, 2008

The waters have receded in Iowa for now, and although the task is still long and hard ahead of so many Iowans, we’ve moved the links related to the flood off of the sidebar and onto a separate page.  If you select the “Other Resources” page above, one of the choices on that page will be “Floods of 2008″.  Or use this link.

We continue to pray for and support those who were impacted by the flood.  As the Iowa General Assembly comes together either later this year or during the regular 2009 session, we will cover the major decisions that face them and the impacts these decisions will have on the state of Iowa.

Tags: Floods of 2008, Iowa, Iowa General Assembly, Recovery

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Art Smith June 22nd, 2008

I’ve got two sets of photos to share.  The first are photos from around Des Moines during the peak water levels, including the Raccoon River, Des Moines River, and some creeks.

The following photos were taken along the Des Moines River on Thursday, June 19.  The river level has receded quite a bit, and yet riverside walkways are still covered at least 10 feet (the night photos show the top of the wall along the walkway just breaking the surface of the water about 15 yards from the levee).  The Pedestrian Bridge is not yet opened, and has major debris jammed into it.

The railroad bridge, which in earlier photos had sand covering the tracks, is now open.

Tags: Des Moines, Des Moines River, Floods of 2008, Iowa, Pedestrian Bridge, Raccoon River, Weather

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Art Smith June 20th, 2008

One of our local stations promotes high school student videos… here’s one of the waters receding up in Iowa Falls.

Thanks to KCCI-TV.

Tags: Floods of 2008, High School, Iowa, Iowa Falls, Receding, Video, Weather

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Art Smith June 18th, 2008

This afternoon, my post about Iowa considering raising the Gas Tax to help pay for flood recovery was clicked into by someone on the “house.gov” network… that is, someone probably working in some congressperson’s office took a look at the post.. I have no idea who.  But less than an hour later, I notice a story (that has evidently been running at least since early morning) that the White House is now asking Congress for $1.8 Billion in disaster relief money.

And of course, Congress will add more to the request.

But with tens of billions of dollars, maybe even hundreds of billions, in damage and recovery expense across the midwest, this will end up being a small portion of the needed funds.

And, it will get misused.  And abused.  And misplaced.  It’s just a waste.

I say go ahead and allocate the funds.  Then give it all to the Red Cross and other charities so they can distribute it properly.  There’s no way we can trust FEMA to handle it right.

Tags: Charities, Congress, FEMA, Floods of 2008, Gas Tax, house.gov, Iowa, Red Cross, White House

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Art Smith June 17th, 2008

Legislative Leaders in Iowa are continuing to talk about a special session of the General Assembly, which makes sense. The Governor is doing a good job of expressing the need to prioritize working on the current relief effort AND establishing a solid assessment of the costs before holding a session.

The bad news is, the only option being mentioned by the media (although there are almost certainly others) is an increase in the gasoline tax. That would be a bad idea. Better to raise the sales tax than the gasoline tax. Gas prices are already creating too much of a burden for everyone… a 1% increase in the sales tax with a well planned time-limit to cover flood related needs would be more appropriate. And even that should come after first using a portion of the state’s emergency fund (never use it all).

More importantly, I think we need to take another look at the budget and see where we can cut some more fat. Obviously, there will be critical infrastructure needs to address… and ensuring we can see people get back into their homes, even if rebuilding is necessary. However, there are probably dozens of items in the current budget that just should be suspended until we resolve this.

Notice I did not make any suggestions about federal funds. Those will be coming, of course, and will be a help to many property owners. I’m also sure there will be some emergency farm accommodation as well, so we need to be sure we take all of these sources into consideration. I’m not, however, a fan of taking money from people in other parts of the country to solve our problems. I really do think we can take care of things ourselves. The problem we face, however, is the entitlement mindset in the midst of disaster. Somehow we automatically have an obligation to return everyone’s fortunes to the way they were before a disaster. If we can accomplish this through charities, donating time and resources at the community level and such, then I think that’s awesome. But to have an automatic system to make sure everyone gets the same level of restoration is unnecessarily costly, prone to overspending and abuse. If we can get this kind of thing out of the hands of the government altogether it would be perfect!

But at the same time, I do want to make sure that the needs of families and individuals are well-met. And I don’t mean throw a blanket on them and wish them well. Help them, house them, feed them, help them up until they can get back on their feet. But try not to FEMA them… that might hurt more than it helps.

Tags: charity, Disaster, FEMA, Floods of 2008, Gasoline Tax, Governor Culver, Iowa General Assembly, Needs, Sales Tax, Special Session, TAXES, Weather

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Art Smith June 16th, 2008

The American Red Cross has depleted its Disaster Relief Fund. According to KCCI-TV:

Red Cross senior vice president of Disaster Services said the fund has been depleted over the past few years in the absence of large-scale disasters that bring attention to the relevance of the Red Cross.

He said they have had many mid-size disasters that have cost them a lot of money but didn’t prompt donations to cover the costs.

So far, he said the flood response in the Midwest has cost about $15 million. The Red Cross estimates it could reach as high as $40 million.

This is somewhat surprising and disappointing, but definitely a sign of the times. We’ve gotten so accustomed to the government stepping in and saving us that we forget the federal government isn’t really able to do it on their own (and often isn’t adequately prepared to do so), while organizations like the Red Cross have been in the business for decades. This is routine business for the Red Cross, and we need to ensure they are adequately supported with funds to do so. Please help… go to this site and donate now.

Tags: American Red Cross, Charities, Depleted, Disaster Relief Fund, Floods of 2008, Video

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Art Smith June 15th, 2008

*** This Post will remain as a sticky until midday Saturday June 21. ***

We decided to put a fresh post up. The prior running post should be just below. Useful flood-related links can be found in the sidebar.

(Sunday 4:30 PM)

Good News:

• The water level in Des Moines continues to recede. The downtown bridges are open, and the evacuation order for most of the city from Friday has been lifted.
• The Iowa River in Iowa City is not rising as quickly as expected, and officials believe the river may be close to cresting.
• The Cedar River in Cedar Rapids continues to recede.

Bad News:

• The Birdland area, including North High School, is still covered with water and continues to be under a mandatory evacuation order. North High has had an initial assessment which shows no flood damage on the 1st floor, but the lower floors cannot yet be accessed for assessment.
• Iowa City has significant flooding.
• Cedar Rapids continues to be under a mandatory evacuation. As the water is receding, significant damage is coming to light.
• Ottumwa has issued a voluntary evacuation order.
• Park View Evangelical Free Church in Iowa City worked hard to get a temporary sandbag levee built around the church building, but the water level exceeded the height that was built. The building is full of water.
• Other cities downriver have yet to be impacted. They will.
• Iowa DOT is recommending that Iowans not travel right now unless necessary.

UPDATES:

(Sunday 9:30 PM)

More good news… Ottumwa has cancelled their evacuation. Evidently, the evacuation was called in anticipation of flash flooding in the event of heavy rains. The weather, however, held up and no flash flooding occurred.

According to a release from Wapello County, the revised river forecast is calling for a lower crest, 20.6 feet at midnight Sunday night and that level is expected to remain constant into the week.

The levee system in Ottumwa is designed to hold river levels over 4 feet beyond what is being forecasted.

Also, six more counties, including Polk County (where Des Moines resides) have been approved for federal disaster assistance. This brings the total number to 29, out of 83 that have been declared disaster areas by the state of Iowa. More information on the disaster declarations and other state information regarding the floods can be found at: www.flood2008.iowa.gov.

I-80 Detour

Regarding the closure of Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa, as of 9:45 PM Sunday, the DOT has not changed the status of this closure. I’d like to you about the designated detour, which, although it is 110 miles of extra travel, will be better than trying to figure out a way around yourself. Some friends of mine returning from Chicago to Des Moines were told they could work their way around to the south and save some time and found every path closed… they lost several hours of travel time because of these attempts. Please use the prescribed route for easiest travel.

(Monday @ 4:00 PM)

I-80 Detour

Interstate 80 is NOW OPEN. The Iowa DOT has inspected the bridge over the Cedar River and it is safe for travel. The river has receded enough that it is no longer spilling water on the roadway.

(Monday @ 10:00 PM)

Well, the river levels around Des Moines are continuing to go down. Levels around downtown Des Moines will be in the “moderate” flood stage level by Tuesday morning. Lots of cleanup here.

So far, there have been 5 deaths attributed to the flooding in Iowa.

At lake Red Rock, some excellent video coverage by a high school student, Jake Kilgus. Well done, Jake!

Lots of road damage being found as flood waters recede.

In southeast Iowa, Keokuk is predicted to hit the previous record level sometime Tuesday evening, and may crest almost a foot above that record.

In Iowa City, the Iowa River is receding. Lots of buildings at the University of Iowa campus were damaged, along with residential areas.

Governor Culver continues to promote a positive light on the future, that Iowans are strong (which they are) and will rebuild. This will become a political challenge for the state, but I suspect it will be a healthy one.

(Monday @ 11:45 PM)

I’ve been checking around, and fellow blogger Brian at Liberty Pundit provides some good perspective from Ottumwa and the impact on that city. Sounds like he’s not doing as well as I am here and could use some help.

(Tuesday @ 12:00 PM)

Looting is becoming an issue. It’s sad to say, but it’s likely that only a small percentage of looters will be caught. If your property isn’t washed away, it might end up gone anyhow.

Also this morning, the federal government released a statement indicating there could be numberous (they’ve indicated 27 at this time) levee overflows along the Mississippi over the coming days. A levee has already been breached in Gulfport, Illinois, which is on the opposite side of the Mississippi from Burlington, Iowa. A bridge between the two cities is now closed as a result.

Waterloo, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines all continue to see water levels recede. Ottumwa appears to be holding at its crest of 20.59 feet, which is 10.5 feet above flood stage. Cities along the Mississippi at and south of Keokuk mostly continue to rise. North of Davenport are defintely receeding. Between Davenport and just north of Keokuk water is either about to crest, cresting, or just starting to recede. I’m not really sure about Burlington… it appears to have suddenly and dramatically receded in the last 5 hours. I’m not sure if the levee breach or some other impact is causing the water to recede or if the measuing equipment is malfunctioning… there seem to be a few places here and there where the equipment is failing.

Just want to say “thanks” to Sister Toldjah, Bitsblog, Bluecrab Boulevard, and Michelle Malkin for bringing the plight of those of us in the midwest to people’s attention.

Finally a neat story out of Omaha (I know, it’s not Iowa, but this was cool). A 12-year-old boy, who is very comfortable swimming in the Platte River, jumped in and was sucked in by the heavier than normal current. Added to that, the bank had eroded and he couldn’t get any footing. As the boy yelled for help, his 4-year-old Labrador retriever jumped into the water, swam to the kid who grabbed the dog by the neck, and towed him back to shore. Absolutely amazing!

I got to get me one of those Labs.

(Tuesday 9:00 PM)

Several roads in Des Moines were opened up to traffic today, including 2nd Avenue and Fleur Drive. All of the river levels in the Des Moines metro area are now at or below “moderate” flood stage and continue to recede.

Interstate 380 in eastern Iowa opened again to traffic this morning.

Ottumwa is still running at crest level.

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City are both still well above “major” flood stage, but continuing to recede.

According to current levels and predictions by the National Weather Service, it appears that at cities upriver from and including Muscatine are receding. Cities south of Muscatine are still moving up and have not apparently crested yet. Burlington’s graph looks a little goofy, but seems to show the water rising at this time.

It would be good to continue praying for people in these cities, and those who have been devastated, and to continue watching events as they unfold.

Legislative Leaders in Iowa are continuing to talk about a special session of the General Assembly, which makes sense. The Governor is doing a good job of expressing the need to prioritize working on the current relief effort AND establishing a solid assessment of the costs before holding a session. More here.

(Wednesday 6:30 AM)

Well, some Cedar Rapids residents have been able to start returning to their homes. Inspection teasms precede them to ensure there are no safety concerns. It’s good news for them… the start down the long road of rebuilding.

(Wednesday 12:00 PM)

Perhaps it’s coming, as the graph shows, in fits and starts, but Burlington officials reported early this morning that the Mississippi River level was slowly receding. The graph shows the levels actually doing that overnight, but that since about 4 AM it appears to have risen again. Since I’m not on site there, and I’m not seeing any other updated information, I’m not sure what to say about the level. Hopefully by the end of the day we’ll see it going doing more definitively. There are evidently is a small area of town in Burlington, however, that is under water.

Meanwhile, Gulfport Illinois, across the river from Burlington where the levee broke, is under 10 feet of water. I cannot even imagine how I could live through the deluge that brought that on.

(Wednesday 10:30 PM)

Brian at Liberty Pundit tells me that the water level in Ottumwa is still not going down (consistent with the River Levels report). Based on the latest graph, it looks like it’s just now starting to recede, ever so slightly.

Driving by the Raccoon River in downtown Des Moines this afternoon, it was looking much better (almost normal), and it expected to move below Flood Stage sometime Thursday morning. The Des Moines River downtown is still in the “Moderate” Stage range, but is receding ahead of the predicted schedule.

The Mississippi River at Burlington is still climbing, and is expected to crest for what appears to be the third time sometime midmorning Thursday.

Waterloo is now below Flood Stage. Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Muscatine are all receding. Keokuk is sort of fluttering. It is expected to start receding sometime Friday.

There are still road closures throughout the state, both from flooding and damage caused by the flooding. I suggest you check your route at Iowa DOT Road Conditions and Des Moines Road Closures or similar sources for the city you are traveling from/in/to. Be careful.

KCCI-TV’s web site has some aerial videos of flooding around Iowa.

(Friday 10:00 PM)

Last Sticky Update (I hope).

Water levels continue to decline throughout Iowa, although Keokuk is acting a little oddly, probably due to a variety of water sources hitting them. Iowa City, Ottumwa, Burlington, Rock Island (Illinois), Keokuk, Keosauqua, and points along the Mississippi south of Davenport are all still above “Major” stage flooding.

There are still a handful of road closures in Des Moines, quite a few yet throughout the state of Iowa. Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Burlington, and possibly other cities are still dealing with bad conditions and water still flooding areas.

And many, such as in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, are already starting to count the cost, deal with the emotional anguish of significant personal loss, cleaning up what they can, and planning for the next stage, whether it be to rebuild, abandon, or live with what they have. The hard part starts now.

President Bush was nice enough to stop and visit Cedar Rapids, and John McCain also made some stops in flood ravaged areas. I haven’t heard about any national Democrats yet checking things out yet. They’re too busy figuring out how much money they can send us, I think.

Elsewhere I’ve noted some high school video of receding waters in the northing part of the state.

And here’s one I don’t get. Every time I watch the national media report on this disaster, they get something wrong. My favorite now is today’s Anderson Cooper show where he had someone (didn’t catch their name) talking about the situation, trying to explain why the Mississippi is so flooded, and the guy says “10 inches of rain in Des Moines was a big factor”. 10 inches of rain in Des Moines, I’m not sure over how many days, but that rain had little to do with the flooding… the rain north and northwest of Des Moines, that was the big factor for this part of the state. Heavy rain in Des Moines. Those guys should try talking to the weather and Army Corps of Engineers folks here to get their info instead of trying to figure it out for themselves.

We’ll continue to keep the “Floods of 2008″ sidebar available and will certainly keep you up-to-date with fresh postings if major things happen here in Iowa. Otherwise, I’ll be removing the sticky on this post sometime Saturday so that fresh content is more evident. I also plan to post updated photos of the area as the floodwaters recede in the next few days.

I really appreciate everyone’s patience as we’ve focused more on this disaster and less on the political scene lately. I also appreciate the great feedback.

Tags: Birdland, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Floods of 2008, Gulfport, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa City, North High School, Ottumwa, Weather

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