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Has it really been a year? I wasn't in Iowa for the Floods of 93. Moved here from Savannah in 95. Hindsight is 20/10 but I remember friends and co-workers commenting as early as April, how the spring of 08 reminded them of 93. I remember the DAYS much more than the DATES. Hillary had just given her concession speech on Saturday (the 7th of June). But talk was of the rapidly rising Coralville Reservoir and Iowa River. Sunday, the final day of the Arts Fest was cancelled due to thunderstorms. One northbound lane was still open out of Iowa City on Dubuque. Sandbagging had begun in earnest on Saturday, down in Normandy and Idylwild. There was talk of how bad it could get, but it still utterly amazes me. Feel free to post you're memories here of the Flood of 08. The media bombartment has started in all forms of media on the one year anniversary, but that's a good thing. Still plenty of people hurting in Iowa and if it draws attention to their plight than all the better.