Quotes of the Day
Monday, Jun. 16, 2008
It broke my heart to tell people we had to stop filling sandbags and we were probably going to lose the battle.
- DAN WILSON
- mayor of Columbus Junction, Iowa, where residents filled thousands of sandbags in an unsuccessful attempt to protect their small town from Iowa River floodwaters. Some 36,000 Iowans have been evacuated from their homes
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