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Working on an angry river

Posted at 8:08 PM on October 3, 2010 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: The jobs we do

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You probably could've walked along the levee from South St. Paul to St. Paul and beaten this ADM towboat and barges there. The river is above flood stage with a wicked current, which tow-boat captains are masterfully conquering. But, of course, the going is slow.

The water level is already dropping from Saturday's crest.

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