Commentary.
My heart breaks when I see pictures and video and hear from
those farmers and ranchers who have suffered through the blizzards or flooding
across the Midwest. Growing up in a
farming community near the Illinois River and now living in one near the
Missouri River, I am familiar with the benefits and the disadvantages proximity
to a river brings.
I know the power of that wicked wet force of nature that willfully
serpentines, fighting with humankind to determine its own path across the
land. And I know the important role the
river plays as a drainage channel, an energy source, and a travel route for
commerce.
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