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        <title>Red River Floods of 2009 from Minnesota Public Radio</title>
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        <description>Coverage of Red River flooding, including Fargo, Moorhead, and other cities.</description>
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            <title>Downstream towns worried about Red River diversion</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Residents living downstream from Fargo, N.D., and
 Moorhead, Minn., along the Red River fear their towns
would be sacrificed in a diversion plan to save the two larger
cities from chronic flooding.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:10:45 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Floodwatchers aim to improve forecasting</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Six months after floodwaters threatened to devastate the Red River Valley, federal officials gathered in St. Paul today to talk about why they were wrong in a key area -- the flood forecasts.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/19/flood-forecasts?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:22 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Senator gathers flood testimony in Fargo</title>
            <description><![CDATA[North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan says local concensus is critical if  Fargo-Moorhead is to get federal help for a flood control project. Residents on both sides of the Red River battled record flooding in March and April.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 16:21:03 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River flood is finally over</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service says the Red River dropped below flood stage at 2:30 a.m. in Fargo-Moorhead after 61 days. The river rose above the 18-foot flood stage on March 20.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 10:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo-Moorhead developing permanent flood protection plan</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Army Corps of Engineers is gathering public input this week on possible solutions to flooding in Fargo-Moorhead.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:06:20 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>New Orleans brewer chips in for Fargo post-flood party</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A New Orleans company is sending 1,000 cases
of beer to Fargo for a post-flood party.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 14:41:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Klobuchar: &#039;We have to keep people safe&#039;</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The governors of Minnesota and North Dakota, as well as members of Congress, met with the Army Corps of Engineers in Washington today. They were there to talk about permanent flood protection along the Red River in the north.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 16:24:38 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>ND, MN leaders pledge cooperation on flood protection</title>
            <description><![CDATA[North Dakota and Minnesota officials are
pledging to work together to develop permanent flood protection in the Red River Basin.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/05/04/flood_washington?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 11:30:45 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Levees will replace homes in Fargo-Moorhead neighborhoods</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Many homeowners along the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead are considering selling their homes to make room for permanent levees, but the process of buying those homes might take years.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/29/redriverfloodbuyouts?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River flood damage becomes more visible</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Water levels on the Red River continue to drop and now preliminary damage estimates are coming in from Fargo and Moorhead.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Removal of temporary levees to start in Fargo-Moorhead</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Army Corps of Engineers has  approved the first   contracts  to remove temporary levees in Fargo-Moorhead.   By the end of the week, contractors will start hauling away the tens of thousands of truck loads of dirt used to build the levees.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:43:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Pawlenty announces flood relief plan</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty and two local lawmakers
are proposing a $17 million flood relief and recovery package for Minnesota victims of the Red River floods.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:24:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River crests again, on the way down</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red River reached its second crest Thursday, at 34 feet and residents in some parts of the valley may be past the worst of the flooding.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/17/red_river_drops?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00:47 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Feds to pay $1.7 million for Red River flood cleanup</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Labor Department is granting
Minnesota nearly $1.7 million to create about 140 temporary jobs
for cleanup and recovery from the Red River flooding.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/16/feds_to_pay_red_river_flood_cleanup?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:47:26 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Second crest prediction goes even lower</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service says the Red River is now expected to crest on Saturday at between 35 and 36 feet in Fargo-Moorhead. That&#039;s four to five feet lower than earlier outlooks for a second crest.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/15/flood_update?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:54:33 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Obama approves disaster funds for NW Minn.</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The declaration will start the flow of funds to state and local governments and some private non-profits groups for the repair and replacement of damaged facilities.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/09/flood_declaration?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:15:11 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Flood forecasting is a complicated business</title>
            <description><![CDATA[National Weather Service forecasters predict the Red River will crest somewhere between 38 and 40 feet again next week in the Fargo-Moorhead area. That&#039;s not as perilous as first expected, but floods on the Minnesota-North Dakota border have created some nasty surprises in the past.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/08/flood_forecasts?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo-Moorhead set sights on second crest</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sandbagging efforts in both Fargo and Moorhead are set to continue this week in preparation for the expected second crest. Officials in both cities want to raise all the dikes up to 44 feet.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/07/fargo_moorhead_secondcrest?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:30:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>After flooding, Midwest farmers fear repeat of &#039;97</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Spring floods are receding for now, but
farmers and ranchers in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are worried that they&#039;re on track for a repeat of the dismal year of
1997.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/06/flood_farming?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:51:39 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo-Moorhead waits for the next crest</title>
            <description><![CDATA[People in Fargo-Moorhead are waiting for the second crest of the Red River. It&#039;s expected to come in about two weeks, and it could be as high or higher than last week&#039;s record crest.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/05/fargomoorhead_waits_for_the_next_crest?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:46:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo-Moorhead students return to school in wake of flooding</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Students in Fargo-Moorhead are finally heading back to school after a week and a half off because of flooding in the Red River Valley.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/05/floodschoolopen?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:10:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo officials: Don&#039;t panic over threat of more flooding</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fargo officials don&#039;t want residents to panic over the threat of more flooding in their city. They say they&#039;ll wait a few days before beginning to prepare for more flooding in the city.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/04/fargo_officials_dont_panic_over_threat_of_more_flooding?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:47:21 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Some Minn. highways still closed due to flooding</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Department of Transportation
is reporting that some highways remain closed until further notice
due to flooding.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/04/some_minn_highways_still_closed_due_to_flooding?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:17:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Minn., N.D. governors call for permanent flood plan</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The governors of Minnesota and North Dakota met in Fargo this afternoon to call for permanent flood protection for Fargo-Moorhead. Local, state and federal officials say it&#039;s time for a comprehensive flood protection plan in the Red River valley.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/03/flood_solution?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:12:03 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo-Moorhead prepares for second, possibly higher crest</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Just when people in Fargo-Moorhead were beginning to breathe a little easier, patting each other on the back for the hard work that saved most of their homes and businesses -- they get word that the second crest of the flooding Red River could be worse than the first.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:06:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River Valley flood takes mental toll on residents</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mental health professionals fear flooding in the Red River Valley is taking a mental toll on residents.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Early crest creates flood insurance mess</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Getting numbers from a disaster area -- like a flood zone -- is always a challenge.  Officials say it&#039;s too early to know exactly how many homes have been damaged, let alone how much the damage will cost.  In Fargo-Moorhead, people are just beginning to tally that information and the calls to insurance agents have begun.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:58:59 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>After Red River flood battle comes recovery debate</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the Red River slowly recedes into its
banks, soggy flood-fighters along its route are facing a different
kind of challenge: Navigating state and federal bureaucracies for
help in the recovery.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/02/after_red_river_flood_battle_comes_recovery_debate?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:12:40 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Sacrificing a home to save others</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the Red River slowly recedes from a record flood crest, many area residents are returning to assess damage. It will take days, perhaps weeks for city officials in Fargo and Moorhead to get information on how many homes have been damaged or lost. But there are pockets in each city where neighbors will begin to tell their stories of lost basements, lost possessions and even some homes that area a total loss.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:55:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Closed business, services make life difficult in Fargo-Moorhead</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Life has been anything but normal in the Red River Valley.   In Fargo and Moorhead, businesses of all kinds  have been closed for nearly a week.  That makes it hard for customers, workers, and the bottom line.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Residents continue to monitor dikes, pumps along Red River</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red River continues to fall steadily.   That means residents along the river can take a breath, but many have still been watching pumps and checking dikes now buried under snow.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>As flood waters begin to recede, residents look to the future</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the residents of Fargo-Moorhead shovel out from today&#039;s snow storm, the flood waters are receding, and some people are beginning to let themselves look to the future.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/31/as_flood_waters_begin_to_recede_residents_look_to_the_future?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:30:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>One family&#039;s fight against the flood</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red River continues to drop today in Fargo-Moorhead, even as a heavy snow and powerful wind ravages the communities. The past 10 days have been a huge emotional drain on families as they fight to hold back the river from claiming their towns.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:24:09 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Guard soldiers fight flood close to home</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thousands of National Guard troops and airmen are working around the clock as part of the flood fighting effort in the Red River Valley. Among them are several hundred Minnesota soldiers.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>For Fargo journalists, the flood story is personal</title>
            <description><![CDATA[For Fargo&#039;s local news media, the story of the Red River flood of 2009 is personal. Most people in this small-town city know someone who&#039;s lost their home to the waters.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:25:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Wind and snow worry Red River residents</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Strong winds blew heavy, wet snow
around the Fargo-Moorhead area this morning,  adding to the strain on residents&#039; spirits
and on the patchwork system of sandbag levees protecting them from the bloated Red River.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/31/flood_tuesday?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:57:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Slideshow: Flood waters and snowstorm</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Red River valley are contending with an early spring blizzard in addition to the flooded river.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:31:43 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Small towns around rising Red fighting too</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red River has reached its first crest and is slowly subsiding in Fargo and Moorhead, but the river is still rising as it roars further north.  People in places like Perley, Halstad  and Shelly are still sandbagging and biting their fingernails.  In their towns, the Red River isn&#039;t expected to crest for a few days.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Flood life limited to essentials-only activities</title>
            <description><![CDATA[This morning  city officials in Fargo and Moorhead want people to keep travel at a minimum. They want to keep streets clear for flood fighting crews and emergency vehicles, especially during the snowstorm that&#039;ll make for dangerous driving conditions. These precautions have made for quiet cities on both sides of the Red River.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/30/flood_life?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Plastic and potatoes help protect earthen dikes</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A spring storm has already started to deliver snow to the Fargo-Moorhead area, and high winds along with it may whip up waves that could erode the earthen dikes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began covering vulnerable sections of the dikes with huge sheets of plastic to prevent that.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/30/dike_reinforcement?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:21:57 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo&#039;s mayor in the spotlight</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fargo&#039;s mayor, Dennis Walaker, handles the flooding Red River the same way he deals with federal officials, swarms of reporters, and Fargo citizens -- with a stubborn determination softened by a gentle sense of humor.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/30/walaker_profile?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Forecast: Second crest on Red in mid-April</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red River is dropping at Fargo, but
forecasters say there&#039;s a good chance it&#039;ll be back in the danger range in mid-April. The National Weather Service said Monday that snowmelt and future storms make a second crest of more than 37 feet likely.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/30/anothercrest?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:00:43 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Flooding in Fargo-Moorhead eases, but winter storm moves in</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fargo&#039;s tired residents stared down a winter
storm Monday expected to carry up to 14 inches of snow and
wind-whipped waves that could worsen the flooding, bringing more
gloominess in a city where people are growing increasingly
frustrated with the drawn-out flood fight.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/30/flood_monday?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Going door to door</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the Red River drops, Fargo residents are working to inspect and maintain the city&#039;s fragile levee system, which must remain in place until the high waters recede.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/29/going_door_to_door?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>New communication tools keep flood victims in touch</title>
            <description><![CDATA[People living through the flood of the Red River in the Fargo-Moorhead area are much more connected than they were during the last big flood in 1997. Kids especially, have found new ways to stay in touch with their family and friends.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/29/new_communication_tools_keep_flood_victims_in_touch?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:29:44 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River continues to recede</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red River continued its slow retreat Sunday after cresting a
day earlier, dropping below record level to 39.88 feet.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/29/flood_sunday?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>AP Enterprise: Few in flood zone have insurance</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the Red River crept within view of
their backyard this past week, Denette and Billy Narum had an extra
incentive to pray their sandbags held. Like most people in the
flood zone, they have no flood insurance.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/29/few_in_flood_zone_have_insurance?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:41:14 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Let the waiting begin</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Now that the Red River is at or near its crest, the anxiety in Fargo-Moorhead has shifted to the resilience of the levees -- will they keep the river from washing through the cities?]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/28/attention_shifts_to_protecting_the_levees?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Oakport goes into wait-and-see mode</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Many residents in the Oakport Township north of Moorhead are in waiting mode as the river levels continue to fluctuate. The water has been going down, so they&#039;re finished sandbagging. Now the focus is on keeping basements dry, conserving water, and staying safe.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:15:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River valley gets good news in new flood forecast</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Officials cautioned, though, that the area wasn&#039;t out of the woods, with the river expected to stay more than 20 feet above flood stage for several days.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/28/floodforecast?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>In flood zone, predicting the Red is risky business</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Some in the Red River valley have expressed
exasperation with flood forecasts that have been shifting frequently over the past several days. Forecasters acknowledge it&#039;s an inexact science.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/28/gust_profile?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:52:31 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Weather Service: Red River may have crested</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fargo-Moorhead area  residents got a dose of good news Saturday as the National Weather
Service predicted the bloated Red River had crested and was headed down in the next week.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/red_river_flood_saturday_coverage?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Despite rising flood waters, some residents are staying put</title>
            <description><![CDATA[In a relatively new neighborhood in Moorhead&#039;s Oakport Township, there&#039;s a pocket of about 40 homes that are nearest the water. This is an area just north of the city of Moorhead along the Red River. City officials have issued a voluntary evacuation order, but residents say they will stay to fight for their homes even if they issue a mandatory one.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/22/flood_staying_put?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>News Cut Video: Flying over the Fargo-Moorhead flood area</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Civil Air Patrol did an aerial damage assessment on Friday afternoon, March 28, 2009.]]></description>
                                                <link><![CDATA[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2009/03/saving_riverview_circle_taking.shtml?refid=0]]></link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:09:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Despite rising flood waters, some residents are staying put</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fargo&#039;s tired residents stared down a winter
storm Monday expected to carry up to 14 inches of snow and wind-whipped waves that could worsen the flooding, bringing more gloominess in a city where people are growing increasingly frustrated with the drawn-out flood fight.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/28/despite_rising_flood_waters_some_residents_are_staying_put?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:10:05 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fire, flood devastate town north of Fargo</title>
            <description><![CDATA[First the floodwaters hit. The water was so deep that more than 120 people had to be rescued by boat. Then a home caught fire and burned to the ground.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/red_river_flood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Slideshow: Rising crests and evacuations</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Many residents of Moorhead, Minn., and Fargo, N.D., spent Friday and Saturday evacuating their homes.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/slideshow_rising_crests_and_evacuations?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:28:09 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Video: Riverview Circle fights city hall</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The stream of water that has everyone concerned in the Moorhead neighborhood isn&#039;t coming from the dike, it turns out; it&#039;s coming from a storm drain the city hasn&#039;t plugged.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/video_riverviewfight?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:00:11 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Video: Return to Riverview Circle, after the evacuation</title>
            <description><![CDATA[MPR&#039;s Bob Collins returned to the Riverview Circle neighborhood in Moorhead this morning, after residents were told to evacuate.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/video_riverview?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:31:22 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red Cross sending more people to ND flood zone</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The American Red Cross is sending another
150 people to the North Dakota flood zone to operate emergency
shelters to join the 85 such volunteers who are already there.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/red_cross_sending_more_people_to_nd_flood_zone?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:43:12 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River tops historic marker, undermines dike</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A breach in a dike along the Red River has
prompted the mandatory evacuation of all homes in an area south of downtown Fargo.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/flood_friday?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:40:27 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>How to coordinate a river of volunteers</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people have volunteered to fill sandbags, build dikes or provide other support in the Red River Valley, as the area prepares for what could be a record flood this weekend.  Managing all those volunteers is a monumental task.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/25/trthurflood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Slideshow: Preparing for the worst</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As officials in Moorhead began to order evacuations in parts of the city, residents were still trying to save their homes.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/26/red_river_flood_prep?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:59:34 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>An update on the Red River flooding</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A climatologist, a longtime river hydrologist, and MPR reporter Dan Gunderson give us the latest information on the 2009 Red River flooding, as well as some history and lessons learned from past Minnesota floods.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/27/midday1?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:47:11 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Video: The last-minute fight</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As a Code Red was issued this afternoon, signifying an evacuation is possible from Riverfront Circle, and the surrounding neighborhoods, the Morses and John Brummer were not giving up.]]></description>
                                                <link><![CDATA[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2009/03/video_the_last-minute_fight.shtml?refid=0]]></link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:24:51 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Obama declares emergency, evacuations begin</title>
            <description><![CDATA[With evacuations ordered in parts of Fargo and Moorhead, Pres. Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration Thursday night declaring Minn. a disaster area. This comes after the National Weather Service issued a forecast that the crest for the area would reach 41 to 43 feet this weekend.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/26/flood_evacplans?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:06:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Water still high in Crookston</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The water remains high in Crookston as
the Red Lake River heads for an expected crest.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/26/water_still_high_in_crookston?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:18:32 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Saving Riverview Circle: Back to the wall</title>
            <description><![CDATA[With the order to raise the sandbag levee by another foot, News Cut writer Bob Collins couldn&#039;t imagine anyone having the gumption to get back out and sling sandbags. There&#039;s a lot of gumption in Moorhead.]]></description>
                                                <link><![CDATA[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2009/03/saving_riverview_circle_back_t.shtml?refid=0]]></link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:41:28 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>This year&#039;s flood is &#039;uncharted territory&#039;</title>
            <description><![CDATA[There&#039;s a massive new effort underway in the Red River Valley. A new flood prediction has the Red River in Fargo reaching a record  41-foot crest by early Saturday. That&#039;s a foot higher than the community had been planning for.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/25/trwedflood2?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Alone with the Red River</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Flood-fighting efforts in the big cities get lots of attention.  But all along the valley, there are thousands of farmers who live on isolated farmsteads. It might seem they&#039;re left to fight the flooding all alone.  But they say, it&#039;s no different than in other major cities.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/25/aethurflood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Volunteers face cold, snowy weather to fight flood waters</title>
            <description><![CDATA[What is it like to volunteer to spend 12 or 16-hour days outside sandbagging in the snow and ice? In 1997, kids and students of all ages helped to protect the cities of Fargo and Moorhead.  Why do they show up?]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/25/dgwedflood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:45:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>The geology of the Red River flood plain</title>
            <description><![CDATA[To explain why the Red River seems to spill over its banks with such consistency, we called Don Schwert,  a professor of geology at North Dakota State University in Fargo.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/25/flood_plain_geology?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:44:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Waiting for the flood</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service is saying the Red River could crest at 41 feet in Fargo-Moorhead as soon as Saturday. That&#039;s nearly a foot higher than it has ever reached before. Midmorning gets the latest on flood preparations and looks at how communities cope with the stress of an impending natural disaster.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/26/midmorning1?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo prepares for higher Red River crest</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service reports that the Red River will reach a new record crest by the weekend, and local officials are scrambling to add some more height to their dikes.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/25/floodupdate_wedpm?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:09:19 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>News Cut: Saving Riverview Circle</title>
            <description><![CDATA[While volunteers raced against the clock to hold back waters from a potential flood of the Red River in Moorhead, Minn., a new challenge emerged Tuesday night: snow. Cold weather and snow are creating adverse conditions for volunteers, and threatens the stability of dikes already built.]]></description>
                                                <link><![CDATA[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2009/03/saving_riverview_circle_-_part.shtml?refid=0]]></link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:11:35 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Regional flood roundup: Emergency levees in Fargo raised to 42 feet</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Blizzard conditions in parts of North Dakota are adding to the flood worries in the Missouri and Red River valleys. And some communities in other parts of Minnesota are also facing potential flooding.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/25/floodroundup_wed?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:28:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Video: Time lapse of sandbag operations at Fargodome</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A time lapse video of sandbagging operations at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. Officials estimate the city needs two million sandbags to protect from the rising flood waters of the Red River. The time lapse shows approximately 20 minutes.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:30:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Breckenridge gets a reprieve from flooding</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The weather caused some unexpected surprises in cities along the Red River. In Breckenridge, Minnesota low rain levels and mild temperatures helped the city. Ice has been melting and the river has been flowing freely. But that&#039;s not the case in every community.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:41:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>The tools that can hold back water</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The massive effort to prepare for what&#039;s expected to be record flooding continues today in Fargo.  The good news is that city officials have some new tools to keep back flood waters.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/24/trwedflood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:37:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Protecting neighborhoods from their first Red River flood</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A frenzy of activity continues in Fargo-Moorhead has the communities prepared for a potentially historic flood. Waves of volunteers from around the region laid hundreds of thousands of sandbags on top of dikes just as fast as they were filled on Tuesday trying to keep thousands of homes in new neighborhoods dry from flood waters.]]></description>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Forecasters lower Red River flood projection upstream</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service lowered its crest forecast for
Wahpeton, N.D., and Breckenridge, Minn., downward to 18 feet by
Wednesday morning, well below those cities&#039; dikes.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/24/flood_forecast?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:18:55 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Video: Breckenridge prepares for flood</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Volunteers scurry to build a floodwall and a dike across the main entry into the city of Breckenridge, Minn., from North Dakota as the Red River contiues to rise.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/24/breckenridge_flood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Crookston orders voluntary evacuation; other Red River towns preparing for flood</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Communities all along the Red River Valley are preparing for the floodwaters to come.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/24/floodupdate_tuesday?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:24:03 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River flood -- what&#039;s changed since 1997?</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The potential for flooding is very different in some Red River valley communities, because of measure that were taken after the 1997 floods.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/23/montrflood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Flooding threat increases in Fargo-Moorhead</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Volunteers swarmed through Fargo-Moorhead neighborhoods to build sandbag dikes as the Red River rose quickly across backyards.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/23/mondgflood?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:16:20 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo area students get out of class for sandbagging</title>
            <description><![CDATA[North Dakota State University canceled
classes and students from colleges and high schools were bused to
sandbag sites Monday as Fargo-area residents raced to hold off the
rising Red River.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/23/flood_monday?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:09:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River flood: Resources and links</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A list of resources with information about the flooding in the Red River Valley.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/23/flood_resources?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo-Moorhead picks up the pace of flood preparation</title>
            <description><![CDATA[City officials in Fargo-Moorhead are describing the potential flood situation there as urgent. 
A rain storm changed flood forecasts on Sunday, and the Red river in Fargo-Moorhead is expected to rise higher and more quickly than previously thought.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/22/moorhead_prepares?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:02:45 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Moorhead officials call for volunteers, warn gawkers</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rising crest predictions for the Red
River have Moorhead city officials pleading for more help and
warning gawkers to stay away from the swollen Red River.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/22/moorhead_officials_call_for_volunteers_warn_gawkers?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:38:07 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Sandbagging operations shift into high gear</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The race to fill 1.5 million sandbags to
fight what could be record flooding has shifted into high gear with
the addition of 225 National Guard soldiers and more cutting-edge
equipment.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/21/sandbagging_operations_shift_into_high_gear?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:28:58 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Slideshow: Flood preparations</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Counties and individuals in the Red River Valley spent Friday preparing for possible floods.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/21/flood_prep?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:18:38 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Pawlenty declares state of emergency</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has declared
a state of emergency in seven counties that border North Dakota in
preparation for flooding in the Red River Valley.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/21/pawlenty_declares_state_of_emergency?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:15:17 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Dike work starts in Fargo to prepare for flood</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Work has started on a dike to protect
downtown Fargo against what could be a record flood.  More temporary levees are set to go up around the city in the next couple of days.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/20/fargo_dikes?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:31 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Fargo has less time to prepare for higher flooding</title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new flood forecast for the Red River, projects that flood waters will crest higher and sooner than first thought.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/19/southfargo?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:30:40 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River expected to crest at about 40 feet in Fargo</title>
            <description><![CDATA[New flood projections for Fargo gave city
officials a shock -- not only because of a higher forecast for the Red River, but because they have only a little more than a week to prepare for its crest.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/19/floodforecast?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:53:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Forecasters project major Red River flooding</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service says there&#039;s a possibility of record flooding this spring in some Red River Valley communities.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/03/13/red_river_major_flooding_expecting?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Red River flooding may hit new areas this year</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service  predicts significant flooding in the Red River Valley this spring.  Most communities should be safe from serious damage, but Mother Nature is complicating the flood forecasting.]]></description>
                                                <link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/02/27/floodoutlk?refid=0</link>
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                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:09:09 -0600</pubDate>
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