Linn Area Coalition Reforms Into Disaster Response Network
After 665000 volunteer hours at 640 sites aiding flood victims in 2008 the Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition dissolves into Linn Area Community Organizations Active in Disaster. Thirty five groups join to coordinate disaster response and training for future events guiding US SUPPORT. The University of Iowa Foundation reports 73332 donors in fiscal 2010, contributing 169.6 million dollars. Linn Community Care in Cedar Rapids reports monthly patient visits doubling to 2200 since its expanded site opened last year, offering sliding scale care.
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Flooding Across Iowa Tops Recent Disaster Events
The report highlights repeated flood damage from Lake Delhi to Ames Colfax and Des Moines with a teen death and hundreds evacuated. It notes eight damaged ISU buildings including Hilton Coliseum and flags mismanagement in the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division after a state auditor finding.
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Des Moines
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Iowa audit cites tax understatement and underreported vacation time
The audit released last week shows the state's alcohol wholesaler understated liquor tax collections by 476000 dollars for the year ending June 30 2009 and notes some employee vacation time was underreported. Traffic trouble. A one month road construction delay along Coralville First Avenue hampers businesses and customers as Iowa Hawkeye football fans brace for fall disruptions.
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Iowa Hawkeye
Public facilities in flood plains spark taxpayer concern
Readers urge moving Cedar Rapids and other Iowa public facilities to higher ground after repeated flood losses. They question the cost of rebuilding downtown and advocate park land use while noting Army Corps of Engineers rejection of flood walls.
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Bipartisan talk on cutting defense spending grows
Cal Thomas notes that Republicans and Democrats consider trimming defense to curb debt as Defense Secretary Gates proposes cuts to contractors and consolidation of military commands. The piece cites anonymous earmarks in the 2010 defense budget and argues for a principled reduction approach to protect national security and taxpayers.
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Tanager a bright spot amid scorch of summer
Kurt Ullrich notes the season’s heat and flood stress on trees but finds joy in a rare Scarlet Tanager visiting his rural Jackson County woods. He admires the bird’s striking red and black plumage, its 30 acre preferred habitat, and hints at autumn’s approach as monarchs feed on abundant milkweed and depart for South America.
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