Roberts Island hasn’t flooded severely since 1884. Yet here they are, fourth-generation farmer Mike Robinson and his son, Michael, spending their Friday night inspecting every inch of the 15-mile levee from a truck crawling along at 5 mph."It does get kind of monotonous after a while," Michael Robinson says, keeping his spotlight trained on the river to his left to check for erosion."Stop yawning.
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