Bob Collins
Most of us don’t know many of our neighbors anymore and if it weren’t for the occasional flood, maybe the Riverview neighborhood of Moorhead would be like anywhere else.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Waterworld
Flood zone by air
Before the Red River has even receded, residents are already considering the future floods.
When the media — that’s me — come flying in to cover the major drama — this isn’t usually the type of thing we focus on — a man and his sump pump.
Ditch skiing
If some young man in Fargo Moorhead can’t buy a corsage for his date for the prom, this is why.
Not everyone — or at least, everything — is particularly upset about the flooding in western Minnesota.
Death of a diamond
Flood notes
Before-and-after along the river
Waiting for the Red River
Quentin Goehring was sandbagging against a river approaching from across the street on Wednesday evening, when he slumped over and died.
Quentin Goehring of Oakport Township spent all day yesterday sandbagging against a rising Red River. That was a lot to ask of a 75-year-old man. It was too much to ask, as it turned out.