Iowa expected to receive over 84 million in federal disaster funding
A federal official praised Iowa's disaster mitigation work as the state lines up more than 84 million dollars in federal recovery funding. The funds come as part of 312 million for 13 states with Iowa receiving a significant share for flood recovery and hazard mitigation.
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Reo WwUes
Duredu
Des Moines
Towans
Ron Sims
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sims
Chet Culver
Culver
Ron Dardis
Rebuild
Dardis
Bret Mills
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Iowa Finance Authority
Iowa Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
D.boshart
Gazcomm.com
Poles Get a Face lift at West Middle School
In Anamosa West Middle School after ceiling sections collapsed in January, support poles were installed to shore up the 100 year old building. Students decorated the poles as palm trees and graffiti under teacher guidance. The poles are temporary before a $12 million new school opens in two years.
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Alyson Bruner
the Gazette
West Middle School
Anamosa
Gail Dinger
Randy Dircks
Salmonella Found at Two Iowa Egg Farms Tied to Outbreak
FDA investigators confirm the same Salmonella strain at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms in Iowa. The strain appeared in two Wright County Egg barns and in feed provided to its chickens and to Hillandale. Officials cautioned that contamination in feed does not prove eggs are infected. The FDA notes multiple possible contamination pathways and vows continued testing and cooperation with the companies.
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Washington
Iowa
FDA
Wright County Egg
Hillandale Farms
Wright
Hillandale
Josh Sharfstein
Sharfstein
Mark Kujawa
Diamond V Mills
Cedar Rapids
Campaign Almanac readers boost Loebsack and Conlin campaigns
Fundraisers for Rep. Dave Loebsack in Swisher at Cedar Ridge Winery feature $250 $500 and $1 000 sponsorships with a $10 suggested donation and RSVP details. An event for Roxanne Conlin supporters runs today at Irish Democrat Pub in Cedar Rapids with contact numbers and an RSVP email. Campaign notices may be submitted to Gazette Newsroom in Cedar Rapids.
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Loebsack
Dave Loebsack
D Lowa
Cedar Ridge Winery
Marak Rd
Swisher
Conlin
Roxanne Conlin
U.S. Senate
Irish Democrat Pub & Grille
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Roxanneforiona.com
Campaign Almanac
Gazette Newsroom
Third Ave
P.O
Gazcomm.com
Iowa reports first West Nile case of 2010
A Woodbury County man aged 18 to 40 is Iowa's first confirmed West Nile virus case of the year. He was not hospitalized and recovered fully. Dr. Patricia Quinlisk urged precautions, noting peak risk in late summer and the need to prevent mosquito breeding through fall.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Woodbury County
Iowa Department ¢ Public Health
Patricia Quinlisk
Quinlisk
Grassley wife urges Iowans to back Miller-Meeks in Congress
Barbara Grassley campaign stop in Marion marks 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage as she urges support for Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa 2nd District. She promotes women’s progress while noting Miller-Meeks must prove offer beyond gender. Conlin cites progress but notes only 17 percent of Congress is female.
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U.S
Chuck Grassley
Marion
Boone
Iowa
Congress
Grassley
Miller-Meeks
Conlin
Cedar Rapids Public Library
James.lynch
Gazcomm
Conlin touts decades defending women's rights in Iowa race
Cedar Rapids event marks Women's Equality Day as Roxanne Conlin runs against Chuck Grassley. Parr recalls Conlin's 1972 Iowa Supreme Court case enforcing pregnancy resignations, while Grassley aides tout votes and acts on Violence Against Women Act and rape victim protections.
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Wade Cedar Rapids Des Moines
Roxanne Conlin
Conlin
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Cedar Rapids
Joan Parr
Parr
Roxanne
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Grassley
Eric Woolson
Sen
al Franken
Woolson
GOP
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