My spring break has been filled with flooded days. Thank you rain. I have recently become an avid reader of the "Daily American Reblic", Poplar Bluff's newspaper. Pictures and first hand accounts of flood damage fascinates readers like me, and pulls us into the misery. I gather that safety rests upon ownership of a boat and having plenty of floatation devices. In our class's reading I enjoyed finding that Gallagher speaks of the incorporation of newspapers in the classroom. Students, like myself, normally do not pick up a newspaper and enjoy skimming through all the pages. Sometimes students need more than a simple story to peak their interest. After reading engaging scenarios in class, the students are more likely to grab a newspaper and enjoy some of the important essays.