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10.08.2009 9:03 pm

Levee breach is Threat No. 1

Valmeyer community High school, in Monroe County, under water after the levee break.

Valmeyer community High school, in Monroe County, under water after the levee break.

For the record: The St. Louis region’s political and business leaders have no excuse if they fail to act quickly to repair the levee system that protects Madison,…

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06.04.2008 9:01 pm

Thursday editorial: Covered, not contained

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About 1,800 U.S. military veterans die each day, 686,000 in 2007 alone. Most served during World War II. Others saw action at Cold War hot spots like Korea and Vietnam.

Long after the last of them has died — indeed, after…

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05.26.2008 9:01 pm

Tuesday editorial: Before the flood

cd_tlp_floodplain_flood_wall1_opt.jpgMetro East businesses and homeowners have been living on borrowed time.
Five levees along the Mississippi River from Alton to Columbia, Ill., are inadequate to protect low-lying communities from what’s called a 100-year flood. They have been deficient for years. But…

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