It sounds almost superhuman to try straighten a river and then recarve the curves. That's what federal and state officials did to the Kissimmee River in Central Florida. They straightened the river in ...
It’s not often that the powers-that-be make an about-face, but once in a while it happens. And once in a while it pays off. In 1947 a hurricane caused severe flooding along the Kissimmee River between ...