Word: swamp
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...diverting it in the mid-20th century, trashing eons of delicate natural plumbing to make way for Florida sugar farms and ranch houses. Only in 2000 did the Florida and federal governments finally seem to acknowledge that the 18,000-square-mile "River of Grass" was not a swamp but a unique and vital ecosystem. They embarked on a $10 billion, 20-year project to restore the Everglades to something like its original state...
...symbol of the same dearth of responsibility that gave us Katrina in the first place. Our special report is built around a powerful cover story written and reported by senior correspondent Michael Grunwald, who has been obsessed with New Orleans since Katrina. Michael, who is the author of The Swamp, a well-received book on the Everglades, explores why the tragedy of 2005 was the result of mismanagement, myopia and missed opportunities, and the pivotal role played by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As he says, "If you thought Katrina was bad, just wait till the next...
...that the hero of 9/11 was pro-choice, pro-gay and pro?gun control. He is betting that even if he loses in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, he can still amass enough delegates with wins in Florida, New York, California and other big, early-primary states to swamp his opponents and cruise to victory...
Unfazed, one of my fellow hikers plunged an arm into the mire, frowned, reached further, groped around, frowned, and reached yet deeper. When my trainer (and his arm) reemerged, naught but a mud-clump coating could be seen. It oozed muck and scum. Probably toted small swamp creatures. Reeked, needless...
...didn't make total sense, then, to willingly venture into surroundings that would leave my feet sopping with swamp matter and the rest of me saturated with other strains of sogginess. As I slogged forward once more, after squashing my foot back in my sneaker, a part of me scoffed at the allure of Ireland's natural beauty. Of the many odes to the Irish landscape, most must have been composed by those with dry feet, in a heated room, far removed from the terrain and the elements...