ROOTS program brings flood recovery homes to Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports a city led rebuilding effort named ROOTS is using 11.1 million dollars in federal disaster funds to build up to 200 new affordable homes on vacant flood-damaged lots. Buyers get 25 percent discounts and free lots while committing to five years of residency in the infill program.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Zac Grigg
Winthrop
Delaney Concrete
Hamilton St
Cedar Rapids
Rick Smith
Gazette
Pat Shey
ROOTS
Premier Developers Sign Graces Cedar Rapids Lot
A sign for Premier Developers stands on an available lot in the 1000 block of 10th Street NW Cedar Rapids on Thursday signaling development prospects for the site.
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10Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Postal shakeups worry Mount Vernon Sun staff
Jake Krob, co publisher of the Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun, warns that United States Postal Service plans to shift mail sorting could bring further changes after a prior consolidation. He notes paper deliveries now go to Marion for next day service, affecting local subscribers and operations.
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Steve Gravelle
Ne Gazette
Jake Krob
U.S. Postal Service
Cedar Rapids
Krob
Mount Vernon-Lisbon
Sun
Mount Vernon
Postal Service
Marion
Postal Service faces multi billions in losses and center closures
The Associated Press reports the U S Postal Service expects a 14.1 billion loss next year while volumes for first class mail peak at 98 billion in 2006 and drop to 78 billion now. Projections show faster delivery times later, with 51 percent arriving in two days after proposed changes and 28 000 jobs to go as 252 of 461 processing centers close next spring.
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U.S. Postal Service
G R chief seeks parent responsibility for juvenile acts
Cedar Rapids police chief Greg Graham asks the City Council Public Safety Committee to draft a local ordinance holding parents accountable for their children’s crimes. Offenses escalate from warning letters to parental skills classes and fines after multiple violations, aiming to involve parents to deter youth trouble.
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Ine Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Greg Graham
Graham
Public Safety Committee
Kepler-22b: Earthlike Planet in Habitable Zone Found
NASA confirms Kepler-22b, a planet about 2.4 times Earth's size, orbits a sunlike star in the habitable zone with a 72 degree surface temperature. While similar to Earth and possibly oceanic, its larger size may hinder surface life.
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NASA
Kepler
Earth
Washington
Geoff Marcy
University of Cali
Fornia
Berkeley
Neptune
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