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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2008
Page
1
A Sunday special report examines the community six months after the historic flood. Officials, residents, and relief groups outline recovery progress, ongoing challenges, and plans to rebuild infrastructure and housing, with reflections on resiliency and future flood risk.
City officials announced 192 flood damaged properties ready for buyouts and 554 potential buys as of six months after the June flood. A third group deemed beyond repair awaits future funding, with council asked to endorse the plan at Wednesday’s meeting. The announced values total about 19 million dollars for the 192 properties.
Cedar Rapids family endures holidays without sister Sheryl Sueppel and her four children, killed in March in Iowa City with Steven Sueppel dying in a crash. Dave Kesterson and spouse Trudi seek GriefShare support to cope, as the anniversary of deaths nears and Christmas approaches.
The economy lost about 500000 jobs last month marking the worst layoffs in over 30 years. GM announced further cuts as defaults and foreclosures rise. Wall Street clung to hope for government action as the Dow gained 259 points amid a worsening recession.
A record number of homeowners with mortgages are behind or facing foreclosure, while Wall Street parades upbeat terms on a jobs loss report. President Bush urges swift action as auto giants face possible collapse and Congress remains deadlocked over emergency aid.
Des Moines report details inequities in suspensions and expulsions of African American students in Iowa. Walneshia Rainey, 18, describes her expulsion from Dubuque Senior High after months of racially charged name calling. Black students faced suspensions 4.4 times their enrollment share, comprising 22 percent of suspensions amid a nationwide high rate in 2004-05.
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