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A Flood Story: The Forgotten Iowa

Posted on 05. Jan, 2011 by admin.

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Tracy Sefl is a Principal with Navigators Global, a bipartisan government relations and strategic communications firm, based in Washington, DC. More importantly, Tracy is a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On her recent trip back to Iowa to see her family for the holidays, Tracy decided to investigate the effects of the flood of [...]

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Post-Flood Escape from Cedar Rapids after 2008?

Posted on 26. Dec, 2010 by admin.

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The Gazette recently published an article, titled Was there a post-flood exodus from Cedar Rapids?, about the whether or not the upcoming Census count will reveal that the city of Cedar Rapids has suffered a population drop.

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A Flood Story: The Yates Family

Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by admin.

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By Cari Cooney As with many people facing flood waters in 2008 in Iowa, they felt it would never top the flooding of 1993. We’ve heard this a lot from those who have had devastating waters destroy their homes, businesses and beloved items. William Yates was a longtime resident of Palo, a small town northeast [...]

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Memories Lost in the Time Check Neighborhood of Cedar Rapids

Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by admin.

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A Flood Story By Cari Cooney Elizabeth and her husband were going through a separation at the time of the flooding in 2008. Though she was living in a separate apartment, many of her items were being stored at their home together on 10th Street. Elizabeth was still frequently at the home, helping her husband remodel [...]

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Construction on new City Hall in Palo, Iowa now under way

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by admin.

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After almost two years, the city of Palo, Iowa has broken ground on a new community center and City Hall. The city was hit exceptionally hard by flooding in 2008. Reports indicate close to 400 homes were damaged by high water, causing almost $10 million dollars in total damage to city property.

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Ticket to Hope: Free counseling for flood victims

Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by admin.

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The Ticket to Hope Program, provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services, is offering free mental health counseling sessions to victims of 2008 Iowa floods.

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A Flood Story: Timothy Jensen recovers from 2008 Flood, Surgery

Posted on 21. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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There are so many stories from flood victims that find their way to my inbox. While all of them are interesting, heart-breaking and sometimes, pleasantly enlightening, the story of Timothy “TJ” Jensen was truly incredible. Told to me by his dear friend Rebecca Hall, his story of loss, courage and perseverance could serve as an inspiration to all who reads his tale.

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Governor Culver Proclaims March is Flood Awareness Month

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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Several state agencies kicked off a month-long public information campaign designating March as Flood Awareness Month. Flood awareness is particularly important since Iowa is still recovering from the floods and storms of 2008. The 2008 disaster was not only the worst natural disaster to strike the state, but is considered one of the largest disasters on record in U.S. history. The Rebuild Iowa Office, the Iowa Insurance Division, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division will share flood-related information and safety tips with the media and the public throughout the month of March.

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A Flood Story: The Credit Island Bait Shop in Davenport, Iowa

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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In the summer of 2008, the waters were starting to rise at alarming rates. Credit Island in Davenport, Iowa was no exception to the flooding, as for many years it falls victim to high water levels.

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Cedar Rapids City Council approves flood buyout plan

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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The Cedar Rapids City Council has unanimously approved a plan for buying-out flood-damaged homes. This comes not long after over 100 flood survivors turned out for a town hall meeting to quiz city and federal officials about the progress.