TERRE HAUTE — Starting in the early morning hours of June, 7, 2008, as the rain was still falling, Tribune-Star photographers Bob Poynter, Jim Avelis and Mark Bennett were there to capture the dramatic effort by residents across the Wabash Valley to rescue their neighbors and battle the fast-rising flood waters.
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June 10, 2008
SLIDESHOW: Vigo County Flash Flood — June 7 , 2008
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VIDEO: On the Banks of the Wabash far away …
Paul Dresser left Terre Haute a niche in history.
Opportunism, squabbling and fading memories gradually washed that gift away, like the unending flow of the Wabash River he immortalized in song.
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VIDEO: Social media command center helps Super Bowl visitors
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VIDEO: Steve Weatherford homecoming
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SLIDESHOW: Super Bowl Media Day
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SLIDESHOW: Giants arrive in Indianapolis
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SLIDESHOW: Week-long Super Bowl celebration begins
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Bill Cardwell loaded another bag of nyjer seed into his shopping cart on a recent afternoon in Rural King. He has purchased 300 pounds of seed so far this winter to keep his five finch feeders filled. Meanwhile, Eric Parker and his stepson, Alex Lugiewicz, recently filled bird feeders behind their home near Carbon. Parker said he bought and fed about 1,000 pounds of bird feed last year, but due to higher prices has had to cut back a little this year.
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• Many new construction projects started in last year
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VIDEO/POLL: Time's 2011 Person of the Year: The Protester
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VIRAL VIDEO: Police officers chase dog on freeway
Helicopter video shot Wednesday afternoon shows motorcycle officers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety chasing a small dog on the freeway in Tempe, Ariz.
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SLIDESHOW: Veterans Day 2011
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