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Residents in southeastern Minnesota are cleaning up from weekend floods that killed seven people and damaged an estimated 4,000 homes.  

Dave Smiglewski knows what it's like to rebuild a damaged town.  Smiglewski is the mayor of Granite Falls, which fought two major floods in recent years. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Smiglewski about his city's experiences. 


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Residents in southeastern Minnesota are cleaning up from weekend floods that killed seven people and damaged an estimated 4,000 homes. Dave Smiglewski, the mayor of Granite Falls, knows what it's like to rebuild a damaged town.

Residents in southeastern Minnesota are cleaning up from weekend floods that killed seven people and damaged an estimated 4200 homes.  Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked with Dave Smiglewski, who knows what that's like to rebuild a damaged town.  Smiglewski is the mayor of Granite Falls, which fought two major floods in recent years.

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