IOWA BREAKING NEWS: Follow latest stories from daily Iowa newspapers; Choose from this statewide RSS directory October 6, 2008
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Here are feed links to headlines, headlines+intros, or headlines+full articles (in the case of GazetteOnline) from Iowa’s daily newspapers. RSS feed addresses were compiled from the newspapers or were created using an online tool.
You can add these to a feed reader such as Google Reader or My Yahoo to view a chronological listing of new articles available from your places of interest.
As noted below, some Iowa newspapers do not offer a feed and creating one is not currently permissible.
ASSOCIATED PRESS - IOWA (feed from Mason City Globe Gazette)
Ames - Iowa State Daily (feed)
Ames Tribune (feed)
Atlantic News-Telegraph (feed)
Boone News-Republican (feed)
Burlington - The Hawk Eye (feed)
Carroll - Daily Times Herald (feed)
Cedar Rapids - The Gazette (feed)
Centerville Daily Iowegian (feed)
Charles City Press (feed)
Cherokee Chronicle Times (feed)
Clinton Herald (feed)
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil (feed)
Creston News Advertiser (no feed available, none permitted)
Davenport Quad-City Times (feed)
Des Moines Register (feed)
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald (feed)
Estherville Daily News (feed)
Fairfield Ledger (feed)
Fort Dodge Messenger (feed)
Fort Madison Daily Democrat (no feed available, none permitted)
Independence Bulletin-Journal (feed)
Iowa City - Daily Iowan (feed)
Iowa City Press Citizen (feed)
Keokuk Daily Gate (feed)
LeMars Daily Sentinel (feed)
Marshalltown Times Republican (feed)
Mason City Globe-Gazette (feed)
Mount Pleasant News (feed)
Muscatine Journal (feed)
Newton Daily News (feed)
Oelwein Daily Register (feed)
Oskaloosa Herald (feed)
Ottumwa Courier (feed)
Shenandoah Valley News Today (feed)
Sioux City Journal (no feed available, none permitted)
Spencer Daily Reporter (feed)
Vinton Cedar Valley Daily Times (feed)
Washington Evening Journal (feed)
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (feed)
Waverly Newspapers (feed)
Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal (feed)
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Now search GazetteOnline, Gazette videos, Gazette blogs and KCRG content at one fell swoop September 23, 2008
Posted by John in Media, Technology.Tags: bloggers, blogs, Google Custom Search, KCRG, Search engines, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids Iowa), video
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For your convenience I’ve created a Google Custom Search Engine for precision searching of GazetteOnline.com content, Gazette video descriptions, Gazette blogs, and KCRG.com - 39 sites in all. Unfortunately, I’m unable to offer the search box here at ‘Looking in at Iowa’ but you can follow (and bookmark) this link to get started!
(Alternative search engine address: bit.ly/GFOCsearch)
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Former Publisher and President of Iowa City Press-Citizen resigns at El Paso Times August 19, 2008
Posted by John in Media.Tags: Dionicio Flores, employment, Iowa City (Iowa), Iowa City Press-Citizen, newspapers
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From Houston Chronicle:
The editor of the El Paso Times has stepped down, officials at the newspaper announced Tuesday.
Dionicio “Don” Flores, executive vice president and editor at the paper, had run the paper since about 1992. His staff was told about the resignation during a newsroom meeting Tuesday morning. …
previously held editing and management positions at newspapers in Iowa, Arizona, Nevada, California and Texas.
From 1993 Gazette archives:
An Iowa Citian who grew up in Texas has become the first Hispanic editor and publisher of the El Paso Times since 1910, El Paso Times Inc. President Chris Jensen has announced.
Dionicio Flores, 42, president and publisher of the Press-Citizen since May 1991, succeeds Tom Fenton, who had been editor and publisher of the Times since 1986, and has resigned. Both the Times and the Press-Citizen are owned by Gannett Co.
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Death of recent KGAN news director Tedd O’Connell August 5, 2008
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From WISC-TV:
MADISON, Wis. — Former WISC-TV anchor Tedd O’Connell passed away on Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
O’Connell died at 11:55 a.m. He had recently been living in the Green Bay area. …
In the years since O’Connell left Madison, he worked as news director at TV stations in Maryland, Iowa and Montana. …
The Green Bay Press Gazette reports that O’Connell “had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this summer.”
Tedd O’Connell was quoted for an October 2007 Gazette article about Barack Obama and the flag pin:
Along with politicians, television news anchors wearing flag pins became a common sight after the attacks. But in the local market, anchors don’t usually wear lapel pins.
“We’ve never really given it any thought,” said Tedd O’Connell, news director at KGAN (Channel 2). “I would hope if somebody wanted to stick a lapel pin on that said `Hillary in ‘08,’ they’d check with me.” …
Terminated Assistant News Director sues KWWL; Complaint alleges hostile work environment, discrimination, retaliation July 27, 2008
Posted by John in Business, Courts, Media.Tags: JON OKERSTROM, KWWL-TV, KYSHA FENDERSON, Tom Allen
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From Ms. Fenderson’s Complaint/Jury Demand filed with United States District Courts - Northern District of Iowa:
KYSHA FENDERSON
2774 N. COBB PKWY, SUITE 109-167
KENNESAW, GA 30152
Plaintiff,
vs.
KWWL, LLC
c/o CT CORP. SYSTEM
STATUTORY AGENT
2222 GRAND AVENUE
DES MOINES, IA 50312
TOM ALLEN
c/o KWWL, LLC.
c/o CT CORP. SYSTEM
STATUTORY AGENT
2222 GRAND AVENUE
DES MOINES, IA 50312
JON OKERSTROM
c/o KWWL, LLC
c/o CT CORP. SYSTEM
STATUTORY AGENT
2222 GRAND AVENUE
DES MOINES, IA 50312
AND
XYZ CORPORATIONS 1-10… 9. Plaintiff was hired by Defendant KWWL as an Assistant News Director on or about September 26, 2006.
10. When Plaintiff was hired, a producer made a point to tell Jobi Epps, a black female employee of KWWL, that the station had “hired someone else black.” …
14. During her employment, Plaintiff was subjected to comments regarding her sex and race, African-American.
15. For instance, while attending a holiday party at the home of General Manager Tom Allen, Ms. Fenderson made a comment admiring Mr. Allen’s black dog. In response, Mr. Allen remarked to Ms. Fenderson, “You have a lot in common.” …
9 most popular YouTube videos about Cedar Rapids flood (20,000+ views each) July 13, 2008
Posted by John in Media, Nature, Weather.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flooded areas, Flooding, floodplain, floods, Floods of 2008, floodwaters, video, Water
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June 12, 2008 | Aerial view of Cedar Rapids flood from hotel roof (1:33) - Video by Michael Barnes/GazetteOnline - 64,313 views
June 12, 2008 | Historic Flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1:47) - Video by Associated Press - 48,307 views
June 15, 2008 | Strike teams make entry into flood ravaged Cedar Rapids (2:19) - Video by Jeff Raasch/GazetteOnline - 42,766 views
June 13, 2008 | Aerial tour of flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa area (0:57) - Video by Liz Martin/GazetteOnline - 27,671 views
June 11, 2008 | Cedar Rapids Flood 2008 UPDATE (6:10) - Video from “rudedog699900″ - 25,640 views
June 11, 2008 | Aerial tour of flooding in Eastern Iowa (1:40) - Video by Cliff Jette/GazetteOnline - 24,202 views
June 14, 2008 | Cedar Rapids Remains a City Under Water (1:39) - Video by Associated Press - 22,625 views
June 11, 2008 | The historic flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2008 (2:30) - Video from “tdriskell6313″ - 22,246 views
June 11, 2008 | Flooding evacuations in Time Check in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2:02) - Video by Michael Barnes/GazetteOnline - 21,360 views
Grand Forks Herald editorial for Cedar Rapids: ‘After a flood, hard work gets results’ June 29, 2008
Posted by John in Media, Nature, Weather.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008, Grand Forks (North Dakota), Grand Forks Herald
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From Grand Forks Herald:
The point is to reassure residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, about what lies ahead. It’s true that flood recovery is “a long, tough road,” as Cedar Rapids officials learned and learned again during their visit here last week, a story in the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. …
Cedar Rapids’ physical infrastructure may be in tough shape, but its social infrastructure likely is intact. And rebuilding the former is a lot more realistic and “doable” than is overhauling the latter. …
Black Agenda Report compares New Orleans to Iowa after Rush Limbaugh’s remarks June 27, 2008
Posted by John in Media, Nature, Weather.Tags: iowa, Flooding, natural disasters, floods, Floods of 2008, flooded areas, Hurricane Katrina, Rush Limbaugh, New Orleans (Louisiana), Tim Wise
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From Rush Limbaugh:
I see devastation in Iowa and Illinois that dwarfs what happened in New Orleans. I see people working together. I see people trying to save their property. I don’t see a bunch of people running around waving guns at helicopters. I don’t see a bunch of people shooting cops. I don’t see a bunch of people raping people on the street. …
From Black Agenda Report:
New Orleans residents were about four times as likely as their Iowa counterparts not to have access to a vehicle that could facilitate their escape. …
[P]utting aside the cash welfare received by Iowans, which as noted above was actually more, per household, than that received by New Orleanians, crop subsidies indicate that Iowans were and are more government dependent than the residents of New Orleans, no matter what the racist and classist perceptions of the general public may be. …
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Compiled directory of flood-related Web resources published by The Gazette June 24, 2008
Posted by John in Media, Nature, Weather.Tags: flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008, internet resources, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids Iowa newspaper)
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Flood-related sites published in Gazette’s print edition this month:
- 2008Flood.org - Volunteers and Materials for Iowa Cities Affected by the Floods of 2008
http://2008flood.org - 2008Flood.org - Road Closures
http://2008flood.org/roadclosures.php - Alliant Energy
http://www.alliantenergy.com | http://www.alliantenergy.com/storm - American Red Cross: Grant Wood Area Chapter
http://grantwood-redcross.org/index.html?gwatitle.htm - AmeriCorps VISTA
http://www.americorps.gov - Art “Superman” Pennington, Negro League All-Star - to donate
http://www.artpenningtonbaseball.com - Cedar Rapids Metro YMCA
http://www.crmetroymca.org - Cedar Rapids Small Business Recovery
http://www.crsmallbusinessrecovery.com - City of Cedar Rapids - June 2008 Flood Information
http://www.cedar-rapids.org/community/floodinfo2008.asp - City of Coralville
http://www.coralville.org - City of Iowa City - River Watch
http://icgov.org/default/fs/?id=1874 - City of Iowa City - Flood Recovery Resource Center
http://icgov.org/default/fs/?id=1877 - City of Iowa City - Bus routes
http://www.icgov.org/transit - City of Iowa City - Volunteer log
http://www.icgov.org/volunteerlog - Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
http://www.cfneia.org/
- Contractors licensed in Iowa | Iowa Workforce Development
http://www2.iwd.state.ia.us/contractor.nsf - Corridor Recovery
http://www.corridorrecovery.org/CedarRapidsArea.asp - Disaster Recover - A Guide to Financial Issues | Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/FinRecovery/# - Disaster Recovery - Flood Clean Up [including food] | Iowa State University Extension Office
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/DisasterRecovery/flood.htm - Disaster Unemployment Assistance | U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration
http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/disaster.asp - Downtown District, Cedar Rapids
http://www.downtowncr.org rerouted to http://www.rebuilddowntowncr.org - EPA: A brief guide to mold, moisture, and your home
http://www.epa.gov/mold - Farm Aid - Family Farm Disaster Fund
http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723627 - Farm Aid - Help for Farmers
http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723615/k.8748/Help_for_Farmers.htm - FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov - Flood 2008 Fund | The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
http://www.flood08.kintera.org/ - Floodlist | An Eastern Iowa resource for recovery
http://www.floodlist.com
- The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
http://www.gcrcf.org - Greensburg, Kansas - Recovery Plan
http://www.greensburgks.org/recovery-planning/long-term-community-recovery-plan
- Housing in Iowa | Iowa Finance Authority - The city of Cedar Rapids is connecting flood victims with available housing
http://www.housinginiowa.org - Iowa 2008 Floods Information Site - State of Iowa - “2008 Flood Resource Center”
http://www.flood2008.iowa.gov - Iowa Arts Council - Emergency Arts Relief Grants
http://www.iowaartscouncil.org - Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service - AmeriCorps
http://www.volunteeriowa.org/flood.html - Iowa Department of Human Services - Storm Help / Disaster Assistance
http://www.dhs.iowa.gov/Consumers/Assistance_Programs/CashAssistance/DisasterAssistance/StormHelp.html - Iowa Department of Public Health - Flood-related Disease Precautions and Information
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/flood.asp - Iowa Department of Public Health - In an emergency: discard or salvage?
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/common/pdf/flood/emergency_discard_facts.pdf - Iowa DOT - Flood Safety - For flood safety tips and other information for travelers http://iowadot.gov/floods/index.html
- Iowa DOT - Travel Information Service - road closures, detours
http://www.511ia.org - Iowa Flood 2008 - Temporary or permanent housing placement
http://www.iowaflood08.com - Iowa Insurance Division
http://www.iid.state.ia.us - Iowa Relief Auction for Evacuated Animals - for Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter
http://www.iowafloodreliefauction.com - Iowa Workforce Development - Can apply for jobless benefits because of the flood
http://www.iowaworkforce.org - Iowa Workforce Development - IowaJobs
http://www.iowajobs.org - Johnson County, Iowa, 2008 Flood Information
http://www.johnson-county.com/flood.shtml - Kirkwood Community College - Kirkwood Foundation and other flood-related links
http://www.kirkwood.edu - Legion Arts - Iowa Artist Relief Fund
http://www.legionarts.org - Linn County, Iowa
http://www.linncounty.org - Linn County Public Health Department Air Quality Division
http://www.air.linn.ia.us - Linn County Treasurer’s Office - License plate tag renewal
http://www.iowataxandtags.gov - Mercy Medical Center - including Flood Updates
http://www.mercycare.org - Mount Mercy College - Flood Relief Fund, Flood Announcements
http://www.mercystrong.org - National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA - to donate
http://www.ncsml.org - Palo, City of
http://www.paloia.govoffice2.com - Parkview Terrace Neighborhood Association Flood Response
http://pvtfloodresponse.blogspot.com - Pets: Humane Society of Missouri
http://www.hsmo.org - Race 2 Recovery - Iowa Speedway Foundation
http://www.race2recovery.com - Repairing your flooded home | Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/static/file_cont333_lang0_150.pdf - Rivergages.com: Providing River Gage Data for the Rivers, Streams, and Tributaries Along the Mississippi River | US Army Corps of Engineers
http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/WaterControl/new/layout.cfm - Rockwell Collins - Flood Recovery Information, Fund
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/floodrecovery - The Salvation Army - Cedar Rapids
http://www.usc.salvationarmy.org/usc/www_usc_cedarrapids.nsf - Sedona Staffing Services - for flood cleanup
http://www.sedonagroup.com - Serve the City
http://www.servethecity.org - Smart Design Studio - T-shirts
http://www.iaflood2008.com - Tax Relief in Disaster Situations
http://www.irs.gov - United Way of Johnson County - Flood Relief Fund
http://www.unitedwayjc.org - University of Iowa - Iowa Student Information Services (ISIS) - class schedules
http://isis.uiowa.edu - University of Iowa Flood Information
http://uiflood.blogspot.com - University of Iowa Flood Relief shirts
http://victorystore00.stores.yahoo.net/floodrelief.html - University of Iowa Foundation
http://www.uiowafoundation.org OR http://www.givetoiowa.org/floodfund - U.S. Geological Service / Hydrologists
http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=IA - USDA Farm Service Agency - may make emergency loans to farmers who were operating a farm at the time of the disaster
http://www.fsa.usda.gov - VISTA Corridor Flood Recovery
http://www.vistacorridorrecovery.org
KWWL vice president and general manager Tom Allen is leaving state May 27, 2008
Posted by John in Jobs, Media.Tags: KWWL, KWWL-TV, Tom Allen, WKOW-TV
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From Wisconsin State Journal:
Tom Allen has been named vice president and general manager of WKOW-TV, Channel 27, effective next Monday.
Allen has held similar positions with KWWL-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the past two years. …
Most recent Gazette article mentioning Tom Allen (April 17, 2007):
Kerian leaves KWWL
Gazette news servicesWATERLOO - Evening KWWL co-anchor Ann Kerian has resigned effective immediately, the NBC
affiliate has announced.According to a statement on KWWL’s Web site, Kerian had been in discussion with
management about changing her work schedule, then made the decision to resign.“Our desire was for Ann to remain through the month of July,” said Tom Allen, KWWL vice president and general manager, in an announcement posted Monday on www.kwwl.com
“However, we have mutually agreed that for the good of the station and for Ann personally,
it was best to make the change now.”KWWL is searching for a replacement, who would co-anchor the station’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
news with Ron Steele.
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