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As the Earth warms up, rising sea levels will increase the threat of storm surges and flooding. In some places, that will make exisiting problems worse. Venice, Italy, offers a glimpse at what may lie ahead. A major engineering project aims to protect it from the rising sea, but most Venetians seem to take high water in stride.

For Brig. Gen. William Grimsley, down time for reading does not necessarily mean a break from the battlefield. The deputy commanding general of the Army's fourth infantry division tends to choose heavy nonfiction about combat, wars and world history when he reads. He shares his summer reading list.

Burlington, IA – Des Moines County voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 8.Six candidates filed for three open seats on the West Burlington…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wium/local-wium-920452.mp3Macomb, IL – Former Republican State Treasurer Judy Barr Topinka is on the…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wium/local-wium-922163.mp3Roseville, IL – One western Illinois community is bucking the trend when it…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wium/local-wium-935108.mp3Macomb, IL – D'Angelo Taylor is the third person to join the race for Macomb…

Macomb, IL – The candidates for Macomb mayor met in the Tri States Public Radio Performance Studio on February 9 for an hour-long debate. Mike Inman, Ed…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wium/local-wium-953567.mp3Keokuk, IA – 2010 was a year filled with ups and downs for grain farmers in…

Urbana-Champaign – About 11,000 University of Illinois employees will have to take four unpaid days off work between now and the middle of May. U of I…

Macomb, IL – A normally routine matter is coming under scrutiny from a Macomb alderman.The issue concerns minutes from executive sessions. The Illinois…