Editor's note: This story originally was published in the Southeast Missourian on March 4, 1993. Just after the dawn of the 20th century, a group of businessmen set out to mop up the swamp that was ...

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He promised to do it in his first winning campaign, but then-President Donald Trump didn’t pull the plug to drain the Washington “swamp.” Now, in his second presidency, Trump has done what he pledged ...

When Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2016, one of his most memorable and oft-repeated promises was to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C. This catchy phrase resonated with millions of ...

Note: The following contains excerpts from a Sept. 9, 2016, article in The News-Press entitled “History of flushing Lake Okeechobee dates back to 1800s” by Cynthia A. Williams. From Lake Okeechobee to ...

If there was any question that President-elect Donald Trump is intent on fundamentally transforming the way the federal government operates once he takes office in January, that was quickly put to ...

Just after the dawn of the 20th century, a group of businessmen set out to mop up the swamp that was Southeast Missouri. The job, the largest drainage project ever attempted at the time, was completed ...