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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2001
Page
1
Retirees such as Mary Clubb of What Cheer have become popular part-time home care aides in Keokuk County. The feature notes local interest in aging services and community support, highlighting practical employment for seniors amid regional care needs.
Suah Borsay, a 31 year old Liberian immigrant, walks with groceries from Hy Vee to her home in the Wellington Heights area. Community leader Russ Oviatt says 60 to 70 percent of residents lack transportation making the loss of the store a real worry for locals.
Tama Beef Packing plans to resume slaughtering at 8 a.m. Monday after a one week shutdown for a company reorganization. Plant owner Rick Stewart leases the Tama plant from the city with a $1.5 million option to buy. Valley Pride in Norwalk also idled about 150 workers. Authorities caution the status remains unofficial as questions about the reorganization and future remain.
In Colorado and beyond hungry bears raid homes and facilities as late frosts and dry weather limit natural foods. Wildlife officials say increasing human populations amplify encounters and stress the bears as they prepare to hibernate.
Cedar Rapids area sees slight shifts with Johnson County up to 2.5 percent and Linn County down to 2.4 percent in July. Iowa's statewide rate ticks above 3 percent for the first time since 1997 as analysts note workers move to other sectors or absorb severance. Local layoffs at Square D, McLeod USA, Oral B, and Cedarapids Inc. spread across a large labor pool, dampening the unemployment impact.
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