News Writers Then and Now Feel Strain of Tri-State Floods

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Celebrated sportswriters such as Mitch Albom, Roger Angell and Frank Deford occasionally stray from their genre to write on other subjects. Jeff Crowley, bowling columnist for the Courier & Press, did just that on April 13. As circulation manager for the sister paper the Henderson Gleaner, Jeff Crowley was challenged by the recent Tri-State floods.

Traveling after midnight to assist a new carrier, he encountered high water between Providence and Marion, Ky. Repeated engine stalls, a flat tire, bad brakes and a fire

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News Writers Then and Now Feel Strain of Tri-State Floods

fueled by a backseat filled with Sunday newspapers brought the demise of his vehicle early that morning. As he told his readers, he experienced the adage, "It can always get worse."

The Evansville Press' Carl Ritt t...

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