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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2006
Page
1
Staff writer Orlan Love and photographer Brian Ray recall five days spent aiding Eastern Iowans delivering relief after a Gulf Coast disaster. Battered residents strive to see New Orleans rise again as engineers warn levees may fail in another big storm. Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens threatening New Orleans.
Claudia Fontenette and hundreds of Katrina survivors recount a year of displacement in Iowa after fleeing New Orleans. They describe fear, hunger, and dangerous conditions at the convention center before relocation, with 2,300 to 2,600 Katrina, Rita, and Wilma survivors arriving in Iowa and awaiting stability.
Environmentalist Jim Bensman faced FBI scrutiny after at a July public hearing he proposed removing the Melvin Price Dam to aid fish migration. He argues dams harm ecosystems and amount to corporate welfare for boating interests, while officials weigh options for the Mississippi River site.
In August 1996 Eric Shaw was shot dead when Gillaspie and two Iowa City officers confronted an open door at Shaw's South Gilbert Street studio. Gillaspie, now 36, says the act haunts him and he regrets the killing of an innocent man. Shaw's family and friends endure lasting grief as the incident is revisited in a Page 14A feature.
Mount Mercy College president Christopher Blake aims to raise the school's profile in Cedar Rapids. Blake, the eighth president since July 1, notes 65 percent of graduates stay in the Technology Corridor. He envisions city and business collaboration to strengthen relationships and a long term strategic plan.
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