Today it is page A12!!!!! WTF, readers?
Oh, the MSM has moved off China and Burma, so mission accomplished I guess.
I don't try to figure out agenda-pushing anymore when it comes to the MSM press -- it is enough to know that it is there, the bias is unmistakably recognized and thus to be opposed.
NOT NEWS anymore, 'murkns -- if it ever was. Biblical floods, and yet it is not important. Selective coverage of protests, of "natural" (think HAARP) disasters, of politics, of ANYTHING has made me SOUR on the AmeriKan MSM!
"Thousands flee Iowa flooding; River swamps Cedar Rapids" by Amy Lorentzen, Associated Press | June 14, 2008
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Hospital patients in wheelchairs and on stretchers were evacuated in the middle of the night as the biggest flood Cedar Rapids has ever seen swamped more than 400 blocks yesterday and all but cut off the supply of clean drinking water in the city of 120,000.
As many as 10,000 townspeople driven from their homes by the rain-swollen Cedar River took shelter at schools and hotels or moved in with relatives.
About 100 miles to the west, the Des Moines River threatened to spill over the levees into downtown Des Moines, prompting officials in Iowa's largest city to urge people in low-lying areas to clear out by last evening. The river was expected to crest a couple of hours later.
"We are perilously close to topping the levees," said Bill Stowe, public works director in the Iowa capital, population 190,000. "It's time to step out of harm's way."
The flooding was cited as the cause of at least two deaths in Iowa: A driver was killed in an accident on a road under water, and a farmer who went out to check his property was swept away.
Since June 6, Iowa has gotten at least 8 inches of rain. That came after a wet spring that left the ground saturated. As of yesterday, nine rivers were at or above historic flood levels. More thunderstorms are possible in the Cedar Rapids area over the weekend, but next week is expected to be sunny and dry.
In Cedar Rapids, the engorged river flowed freely through downtown. At least 438 city blocks were under water, and in some neighborhoods the water was 8 feet high. Hundreds of cars were submerged, with only their antennas poking up through the water. Plastic toys bobbed in front of homes.
Flooding left 2 inches of water in the emergency room at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids on Thursday night, and water spilling into the lower levels threatened to knock out the hospital's emergency generator.
A total of 176 patients were moved to other hospitals.And you have no idea how bad it is going to get, 'murkns!
The PRICE of GLOBALIZATION!
"Floods curtail Midwest shipping; Manufacturing suspended until normalcy restored" by Associated Press | June 14, 2008
NEW YORK - Flooding in the Midwest has swelled rivers and submerged roads and rails, halting or delaying shipments of food, fuel, and other goods. Manufacturers also have been forced to suspend production of everything from oatmeal to pork products.
At the earliest, barge, road, and rail traffic will get back to normal next week. But companies are focused on getting through the weekend, when at least one river is expected to crest at nearly 32 feet, making it possible transportation snags could drag on.
Union Pacific Corp., the nation's biggest freight railroad, currently has six mainline tracks out of service that carry freight through Iowa. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is experiencing delays on key routes along the Mississippi River - from Fort Madison, Iowa, to Memphis.
A bridge over the Cedar River has collapsed and another owned by Union Pacific is being monitored for possible washout. Several more are under water. The shutdowns are expected to last about a week, but warned further delays are possible.
Flooding in Iowa and Wisconsin also is affecting Amtrak service on two major western routes from Chicago to San Francisco and Seattle.
Some service also is suspended between Chicago and Denver, spokesman Mark Magliari said. Amtrak is providing alternative service by bus and train in some areas, but not in Iowa, at least through the weekend. Major lines to Wisconsin and some parts of Minnesota have been suspended since Tuesday.
The situation is slightly better for trucks, which can more easily redirect cargo shipments to alternate routes.
Gee, cable news doesn't tell you!
David L. Miller, chief operating officer for Con-way Freight, said regional service has been shut down or delayed through virtually all the flooded areas. He expects service to be nearly restored by Monday, as freight is transferred to other routes.
Both FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. also said delays should be minimal. Barring any further severe weather, both shippers expect to return to normal operations by early next week.
As shipments are delayed across the country, the floods also have caused shutdowns at several food processing plants in Iowa, including a Quaker Oats facility in Cedar Rapids and two Tyson Foods Inc. pork facilities."And yet the disaster is being back-paged by the Globe here.
Why are they trying to hide it, readers?
Don't want us to know the country is falling apart as Bush is getting ready to leave?
Because of all the war loot that was wasted?
