A decision to breach a levee last spring brought floodwaters down on 200 square
miles of SE Missouri. After a full year, some people are still
displaced, others are farming again, and everyone has an opinion about
the Corps of Engineers' fateful choice.
The Washington Post came to West Plains, Missouri, intent on doing a story about an angry, hopeless town. If only the reporter had come with an open mind, he would have seen a town of hope.