1.  Why has the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begun removing rocks protruding from the bottom of a stretch of the Mississippi River?

2.  How do the companies that use the river to transport goods say the receding Mississippi will affect their businesses?

3.  How does the Army Corps of Engineers view of the drought-stricken Mississippi differ from those who use it to transport goods?

4.  The Corps was originally going to begin demolition work in February or March 2013.  Why did they begin 2 months early?

5.  Read the "Background" below the questions.  Watch the videos under "Resources." 
a)  Do you think the Corps of Engineers is taking the drought on the Mississippi seriously enough?
b)  What do think of the job they are doing? (impressive, inadequate, etc.)  Explain your answer.