Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
September 2001
Subsidizing sorrow
We call them acts of God, but the flood disasters of the past decade were caused, in part, by poor policy. Have we learned our lessons or are we making floods still worse?
Annual Reports
fedgazetteFloods
- The failure of flood control
Billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on flood management and disaster relief, but flood disasters continue and costs keep climbing - Dam it all
Dams and levees are the usual answer to flooding, but they're not always the right answer. So why do we keep building them? - Out of harm's way
The new wave in flood control is getting rid of the problem: Us.
Ninth District Features
- Emus and ostriches and elk, oh my
Unusual livestock give district farmers new markets and profits. - Public venture, public gain?
A follow-on to the July fedgazette cover story that looks at governments' role in promoting entrepreneurship and venture capital. - The granddaddy of VC
A review of the federal government's Small Business Investment Co.
Banking
District Voices
- What are your harvest expectations?
District Voices
Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Comments on previous fedgazette articles on feedlots and alternative energy.
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