CNN/MONEY VIDEO: ‘Hard times in the heartland; Factory layoffs and a flood mean suffering for [Amana Colonies]‘ October 17, 2008
Posted by John in Agriculture, Business.Tags: Al Powell, Amana Colonies (Iowa), economy, farming, flooded areas, Flooding, Floods of 2008, John Vought, tourism, Whirlpool
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VIDEO from CNN Money
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AMANA COLONIES, Iowa (CNNMoney.com) — The turmoil on Wall Street has come to the Pit Stop, a bar in the blue-collar town of Marengo, Iowa.
That’s where Al Powell spent a recent Sunday afternoon thinking about his future after he and his wife were laid off from their assembly line jobs at the nearby Whirlpool factory. …
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Penford resumes starch production in Cedar Rapids August 26, 2008
Posted by John in Business.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flooded areas, Flooding, Floods of 2008, Penford Products Co
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From Associated Press via CNN/Money:
Specialty ingredients producer Penford Corp. said Tuesday that its principal subsidiary, Penford Products Co., has resumed manufacturing industrial starch at its Cedar Rapids, Iowa, facility. …
Now online: Reader’s Digest article about Iowa City hero Steve McGuire August 20, 2008
Posted by John in Biography, Kindness, Nature, Weather.Tags: flooded areas, Flooding, Floods of 2008, Iowa City (Iowa), Iowa River (Iowa), Steve McGuire, Steve Thunder McGuire
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From Reader’s Digest:
Saving a drowning person is, at most, a once-in-a-lifetime event. But Michelle Kehoe was the third person Steve McGuire had pulled from the Iowa River. …
Iowa Interstate steam locomotives will travel to, from Iowa City for Salvation Army flood-relief August 15, 2008
Posted by John in Business, Nature.Tags: flood relief, Flooding, Floods of 2008, Iowa City (Iowa), Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd, Newton (Iowa), railroads, railways, Salvation Army, steam locomotives
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Image via Wikipedia From Progressive Railroading:
After suffering track damage from heavy floods in June, Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. (IAIS) will offer some relief to Iowa and Illinois communities that also were impacted by the flooding. …
On Oct. 18, a double-headed freight train will travel from Iowa City, Iowa, to Rock Island in an attempt to set a new record for steam-hauled revenue tonnage. …
On Oct. 19, IAIS will operate a one-way limited excursion train from Rock Island to Iowa City, then return the steam locomotives to their home in Newton, Iowa. …
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Reno shows support for Cedar Rapids flood victim, known to them as ‘The Waver’ August 8, 2008
Posted by John in Kindness, Medicine, Nature, Uncategorized, Weather.Tags: Cancer, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Ed Carlson, flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008
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From Reno Gazette-Journal:
Ed Carlson, known in Reno as “The Waver” for a three-decade stint walking along western Nevada roads and waving to motorists, thanked people for all the letters of support and the money they sent when his life took two tragic turns in June.
Within a few weeks, Carlson found out his wife had terminal cancer and they lost their Cedar Rapids, Iowa, home to Midwest flooding. …
More about Ed Carlson, including a Gazette article, in this post:
Reno icon ‘Waver’ returned to Cedar Rapids, becomes flood victim; Wife learned of terminal lung cancer a week before flood
Illinois Humane to showcase flood-displaced pit bull mixes for adoption August 1, 2008
Posted by John in Family, Nature, Weather.Tags: animals, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008, pets
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From State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois):
Illinois Humane has taken in five dogs abandoned during the recent flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and plans to put them up for adoption. …
Bandit, a 4-year-old pit bull mix, saw the worst conditions of the five. The dog was found in floodwater, and has since been held at a number of animal-care facilities. …
Two of the other dogs, both pit bull mixes under 3 years of age, will be showcased for adoption Sunday at Petco, 2721 S. Veterans Parkway, with about 10 other dogs and five cats. …
L.A. Times/Chicago Tribune: ‘Cedar Rapids slowly gathers itself’ July 21, 2008
Posted by John in Nature, Weather.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008
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From Chicago Tribune via Los Angeles Times:
Outside the plant, under the highway entrance ramp, Vincent Amaya is impatient, waiting for construction work. Not willing to do cleanup at Quaker, he has begun scavenging in the downtown area, looking for discarded copper he can bag and sell.
“You can make $300, $500 a day,” Amaya said. “I don’t see anybody picking this stuff up, and the owners are throwing it out anyway.”
But his family back in Mexico needs money. “I need to find a job, a big job to work on,” he said.
The National: ‘Mother Mosque rises from flood’ July 21, 2008
Posted by John in Nature, Religion, Weather.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), flood, flooded areas, Flooding, Floods of 2008, Islam, Mother Mosque (Cedar Rapids Iowa), Muslims, Taha Tawil
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From The National (Abu Dhabi Media Company):
Through the mosque’s website, mothermosque.org, Mr [Taha] Tawil anticipates that more people will see what has happened and donate money in support. So far, he estimates, only a few thousand dollars have been collected for the flood relief. He values the damages at about US$75,000 (Dh275,000). …
“This act brought us back to our human nature, our humanity,” he said. “The flood got all in its path. There was no distinguishing between religions.” …
CEO’s column: ‘New Orleans area hospitals hope Iowa health system doesn’t suffer same fate’ July 19, 2008
Posted by John in Health Care.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008, Hospitals, Hurricane Katrina, St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids), Ted Townsend
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From News-Medical.net:
I recently spoke with Ted Townsend, the CEO of St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, about what their hospital could expect to face after this catastrophe. It was a sobering experience for me to advise a colleague that his institution may face a long term financial crisis similar to the one that the Federal government has not dealt with in the almost three years since Hurricane Katrina decimated the healthcare delivery system in our region. …
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
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