Dorena

Health, Science & Environment

Back to the spillway: Staying or moving, memories remain

Mary Delach Leonard

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 28, 2011 - DORENA, MO. -- For 89-year-old Ruben "Brother" Bennett, home is now a trailer parked…
Health, Science & Environment

Back to the spillway: Getting the harvest in

Mary Delach Leonard

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 24, 2011 - An autumn Welcome flag on the front porch sends a cheerful greeting to anyone who…
Government, Politics & Issues

Back to the spillway: Residents of the Birds Point-New Madrid floodway must decide where to live

Mary Delach Leonard

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 18, 2011 - DORENA, Mo. — Ruben Bennett, 88, was just down the road from his flood-wrecked home…