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Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many once-thriving river towns. The data came from First Street, a risk analysis firm ...
Your next stop? NJ small town named one of the 15 best in U.S.
New Jersey 101.5 FM· 9 hours agoThere are several thousand small towns dotting the U.S. A New Jersey township received that very...
How a Spanish land grant from the 1700s is affecting present-day Mississippi
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoGrant McLaughlin covers state government for the Clarion Ledger. He can be reached at...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDevastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on...
The Richest Small Town in Every State
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoWhen you think of the richest locations in the U.S., places like San Francisco, New York and Beverly Hills might come to mind. But prosperity and...
Izaak Walton League, USFWS celebrate 100 years of Upper Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Quad-City Times· 6 days agoIn the 1920s, Will Dilg learned of a plan to drain the backwaters of the Mississippi River near...
The Best Dive Bars in America
MediaFeed via AOL· 4 days agoWhat more do you need? Courtesy image Mississippi The Project Lounge, Biloxi Great food, strong drinks, lunchtime specials and, count 'em...stop for...
10 destinations that hit their absolute peak in summer
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHawaii, California, Portugal - some places are fabulous to visit all year round. But not everywhere...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown ...
8 Wisconsin legislative races to watch this November
Wisconsin State Journal· 3 days agoWith lawmakers across Wisconsin drawn into new legislative districts, more than a dozen elected officials have opted out of running again this fall. New...