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Reported in  Trump trade bailout complicates tough decisions for farmers facing water-logged fields .  (Des Moines Register , 5/30/2019) Posted April 11, 2019 Original 5/15/2019 post, "Headline news:  Donald Trump and Mother Nature working hand in hand to annihilate farmers", starts here. The New York Times , 4/26/2019 Wisconsin State Journal , 5/14/2019 Related posts: Well, Brent, it's clear what Iowa needs to do in November 2020.  (5/11/2019) Is this what's known as 'chump change'?   (3/3/2019) GET ME REWRITE: Many Americans have misplaced confidence in Trump's trade agreements and economic policy .  (2/6/2019) UPDATE: Putting faith in Trump continues to be a losing proposition for farmers.   (1/5/2019)

'Here we go again': Western Iowa communities, many already evacuated, face second wave of flooding .  (Des Moines Register , 5/29/2019) Jason Parr has spent every day since mid-April gutting his century-old house at the tail of a dead end just outside Pacific Junction. Sometimes, his 4-year-old twin boys ride their bikes up and down the gravel road, competing with the ailing house for his attention.   Other times, he works alone, quickly draining his data plan with podcasts to break up the monotony of ripping out layers of floorboards and drywall ruined in sudden and severe mid-March flooding.   “Is this all worth it?" he asks himself. Source:   Wikipedia ( Mills County , Pacific Heights ) Source:   U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts   Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 22.9% - Mills County 27.7% - Iowa 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 17.9% - Mills County 16.7% - Iowa 15.6% - U.S. Source:   Wikiped...