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In this May 26, 2017, photo, Jim Papacek stands in the front yard of his former south Fargo, N.D., while taking a break from loading bricks onto a rented truck. Papacek lived in the house near the Red River for nearly half a century and had planned to die there, but decided he could no longer fight both the river and city officials who wanted him off the flood plain. Last fall he accepted a buyout for the home. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

After 50 years, flood fighter gives up effort to save home

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This Friday, May 26, 2017 photo shows the front of a south Fargo, N.D., home owned for nearly half a century by Jim Papacek, a one-time North Dakota Teacher of the Year. Papacek says he had hoped to die in the home, but could no longer fight the Red River and city officials who wanted him off the flood plain. Papacek accepted a buyout from the city to demolish the three-bedroom rambler. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

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