The second district Blue Dot is in full swing. Recently, numerous politicians and party officials have visited us. The list includes Tim Walz and his wife, RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, House minority leader Hakkem Jeffries, Lindsey Graham, and Andrew Yang, just to name a few.

The trauma of natural disasters doesn’t end when the storm or wildfire is gone, or even when communities are being put back together and homes have been rebuilt.

For many people, being displaced by a disaster has long-term consequences that often aren’t obvious or considered in disaster aid decisions.