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Miss Matthews and the Mississippi - 27 Sep 2008 WalesOnline,The Mississippi River is the fourth longest river in the world and one of the world’s busiest trade routes. It starts its journey in the Itasca Lake, Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971: "The Ambassador of American Jazz" - 27 Sep 2008 Voice of AmericaNew Orleans is a port city at the mouth of the Mississippi River. It is a city where the customs of many different people mixed together. It all comes together in St. Louis - 27 Sep 2008 Pittsburgh Post Gazette,LOUIS -- The South comes north here -- rolling up the muddy waters of the Mississippi River, bringing a dollop of its easy lifestyle to soften the sterner Canoe Trip a Dream in the Making - 27 Sep 2008 WSAZ-TV,The men will row up the Monongahela River to the Ohio River, and take the Ohio River to Cairo, where the Ohio becomes the Mississippi River. Photos and story by Larry Tarnow - 27 Sep 2008 Post-Bulletin,The river basin diversity is amazing -- 22000 species of fish vs. the Mississippi River's 250. We frequently traveled down the Amazon and its tributaries in Entergy Submits Application for Louisiana Nuclear Plant - 27 Sep 2008 Consumer Electronics Net,...at its River Bend Nuclear Generating Station in Louisiana, located along the Mississippi River in St. Francisville, about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge. Coast Guard reopens Mississippi River stretch - Sep 24, 2008 The Associated PressLOUIS (AP) — A stretch of Mississippi River near St. Louis is back in business for recreational traffic. The Coast Guard has reopened a 75-mile stretch of Mississippi River Run this Saturday - Sep 26, 2008 Hannibal.net,The third annual Mississippi River Run will begin at 8 am, Saturday Sept. 27. The race will take off on the east side of the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge in FEMA Delays Flood Insurance Rule for Illinoisans Near River - Sep 26, 2008 Insurance Journal,...forced to pay more for flood insurance than counterparts on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, the Federal Emergency Management Agency decided. Bedrock tested under proposed river bridge - Sep 26, 2008 WTHI,LOUIS (AP) - Engineers for the Missouri Department of Transportation say geological conditions at the site of the new Mississippi River Bridge are perfect. Boaters idle on swollen rivers in Ike's aftermath - Sep 23, 2008 The Associated PressThe Coast Guard cited Ike's runoff in banning recreational traffic from at least 75 miles of the Upper Mississippi River from Chester, Ill., southeast of 'Big River' cast steeps musical in history - Sep 25, 2008 goTriad.com,Books on life in 19th-century America, the Mississippi River, contemporary sketches of the river and life along its banks, biographies of Mark Twain and EPA Blocks Harmful Mississippi River Pump - Sep 2, 2008 MarketWatch..."We are pleased the EPA has recognized the importance of this ecosystem to the ecological health of the Mississippi River," said Bruce Reid, Audubon's Lower Stream lab opens on Mississippi River - Sep 22, 2008 Downtown Journal,Located on HennepinIsland in the Mississippi River near the Stone Arch Bridge, the OSL officially opened Sept. 19 but had been operating since June. Geotechnology begins drilling for new St. Louis bridge - Sep 26, 2008 SmartBrief,Geologists from the firm Geotechnology began drilling more than one hundred feet beneath the Mississippi River to determine the condition of the bedrock Minnesota: Rebuilt Bridge Opens - Sep 18, 2008 New York Times,The old bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. Some drivers were jubilant about the new span, A river runs through it - Sep 17, 2008 Minneapolis Star Tribune,The University of Minnesota’s new outdoor environmental research lab along the banks of the Mississippi River is believed to be the only one of its kind in Geology experts to start drilling for new Mississippi River bridge - Sep 3, 2008 Bizjournals.com,Nearby businesses and residents may notice generator noise from equipment and may see lights on the Mississippi River next week. Mississippi River reopens to barges after Gustav - Sep 4, 2008 ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The entire Mississippi River, the most important US commercial waterway, has reopened to barge traffic after being closed near New Lafayette bridge inspections to begin in St. Paul - Sep 22, 2008 Minneapolis Star Tribune,The Lafayette bridge across the Mississippi River on the east side of St. Paul has been rated as one of the most structurally deficient spans in the state. PGA TOUR Pro Bubba Watson's Golf Ball Drive Attempt Across ... - Sep 2, 2008 MarketWatch...the BMW Championship to St. Louis by attempting to drive a golf ball over the Mississippi River -- ceremonially kicking off the BMW Championship. Download a Mississippi River tour guide - Sep 6, 2008 Chicago Tribune,The installment for Lynxville, north of Prairie du Chien, tells of the Mississippi River's own "perfect storm." It took place on Armistice Day, Nov. New Minneapolis bridge practical, not flashy - Sep 14, 2008 The Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The new Interstate 35W bridge, replacing one whose deadly collapse into the Mississippi River scarred the city's image and emotions, Somber procession planned for new Minneapolis span - Sep 15, 2008 The Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State troopers will lead a slow, somber procession of motorists across the Mississippi River early Thursday to mark the opening of the Fishing Report for Sept. 25, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008 2TheAdvocate,Structures and reefs in Timbalier and Terrebonne bays are holding trout and redfish. Tuna, wahoo and grouper are feeding off the mouth of the Mississippi River. Red liquid leaking into Mississippi River was paint sediment - Sep 18, 2008 La Crosse Tribune,...small amount of red liquid found leaking into the Mississippi River near Huck Finn’s Restaurant on Tuesday, according to the La Crosse Fire Department. ISU alumnus follows Abraham Lincoln's trail down Mississippi River - Sep 16, 2008 Indiana Statesman,Ron Drake, a 1961 Indiana State alumnus, is currently sailing down the Mississippi River replicating what Abraham Lincoln did 180 years ago. Mississippi River Oil Spill Drug and Alcohol Test Results Revealed - Sep 16, 2008 Newsinferno.com,Officials investigating the Mississippi River oil spill received the results of drug and alcohol tests performed on the crew of the Mel Oliver, Flatboat commemorating Lincoln journey visits Osceola - Sep 24, 2008 Trumann Democrat,...boy from the back woods of Indiana set off on a pioneer flatboat from Rockport down the Ohio River to the Mississippi River bound for New Orleans. NEW: Festival celebrates river heritage - Sep 20, 2008 Alton Telegraph,Nature craftsmen and artists were selling a variety of items, including furniture made of Mississippi River driftwood, jewelry, pottery items and paintings Researchers in La Crosse say pesticides can protect Mississippi ... - Sep 15, 2008 New Richmond News,Researchers in La Crosse say there are two pesticides that could fight off an invasive species before it gets to the Mississippi River. Counties voice opposition - Sep 24, 2008 Louisiana Press Journal,18, the Mississippi River Commission announced a plan for comprehensive flood damage reduction, Plan H, on the Upper Mississippi watershed. Grant to aid river efforts - Sep 18, 2008 St. Cloud Times,By Kirsti Marohn • kmarohn@stcloudtimes.com • September 19, 2008 Efforts to reconnect St. Cloud-area communities to the Mississippi River are getting a LeClaire Park blooming again after flood devastation - Sep 24, 2008 Quad City Times,By Kurt Allemeier | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:57 PM CDT | () comments Gone is the gray, silt-covered grass left by the flooded Mississippi River, You can add this spot to your Lincoln tour - Sep 21, 2008 Chicago Tribune,New Salem and Springfield immediately spring to mind, but probably not Rock Island, even though a trial in the Mississippi River town brought publicity and New 35W bridge to open as soon as Sept. 16 - Sep 9, 2008 Minneapolis Star Tribune,1, three months to the day after the old bridge collapse collapsed into the Mississippi River on the edge of downtown Minneapolis. Autumn River Escapes on Majestic America Line - Sep 2, 2008 MarketWatchMajestic America Line presents 7-night fall foliage cruises aboard American Queen which cruise the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Mo., and Red Wing, Great River Road to celebrate 70th anniversary - Sep 17, 2008 Quad-Cities Online,The Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Great River Road at the upcoming Annual Meeting in Bettendorf, Hughes Wins WalMart FLW Walleye League Finals on Mississippi River - Sep 13, 2008 Walleye Central,Coverage of the FLW Walleye League Finals on the Mississippi River will be broadcast to 81 million FSN (Fox Sports Net) subscribers in the United States as Mississippi River reopens with restrictions - Sep 4, 2008 The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,...by Jaquetta White, The Times-Picayune The Mississippi River reopened to vessel traffic Thursday morning, with a few restrictions, the Coast Guard said. John Deere Foundation Announces Grant To National Mississippi ... - Sep 9, 2008 WebWire (press release),The John Deere Foundation has given a grant of $500000 to the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, in support of phase two of Ducks to race on Mississippi River - Sep 13, 2008 Southeast Missourian,Another event with family appeal is the debut event of "Ducks on the Mississippi," sponsored by the Southside and Esprit Optimist Clubs, benefiting children 'Big River' Opens At Goodspeed Opera House - Sep 25, 2008 Hartford Courant,..."Big River" tells the pre-Civil War story of young Huck Finn and runaway slave Jim as they travel down the Mississippi River, singing and engaging in Hughes-Delaney Lead FLW Walleye League Finals on Mississippi River - Sep 11, 2008 Walleye Central,Coverage of the FLW Walleye League Finals on the Mississippi River will be broadcast to 81 million FSN (Fox Sports Net) subscribers in the United States as New Mississippi River Bridge takes shape - Sep 11, 2008 Collinsville Herald,By Chris Coates A project manager for the new Mississippi River Bridge said Monday that the state expects to start buying properties for the Illinois Credit market woes force Mo. to abandon first-of-its-kind bridge ... - Sep 23, 2008 Bizjournals.com,Missouri highway officials had outlined the bridge plan nearly a year before the collapse of a Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, which killed 13 Native American Days Coming To Mississippi River Museum And Aquarium - Sep 11, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,20 & 21, 2008 at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. The event will feature Native American presenters representing the Yaqui, Meskwaki, New Mississippi River Bridge "Project Implementation" Begins - Sep 11, 2008 è?–è·¯æ˜“æ™‚å ±,...first step forward today to building the new $640 million, 4-lane bridge across the Mississippi River on the northern edge of downtown St. Louis. FEMA to delay flood maps - Sep 24, 2008 Belleville News Democrat,Under preliminary Illinois maps, which are expected to become official next year, much of the metro-east along the Mississippi River is being designated a Benoit continues fight despite odds being stacked against him - Sep 26, 2008 Daily Comet,It was created when we started diverting the fresh water from the Mississippi River.â€? When he took a plane up shortly after Ike’s passage, he got a sinking [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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