Flooded museum back in Czech Village with new exhibit site
The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library plans a June 13 opening at 87 16th Ave SW after flood damage. Officials will renovate a new building for a flood and immigration exhibit and restore Czech Village heritage with renewed momentum. Governor Culver expands Jumpstart flood relief with Express version to speed home repair under 25 000 and relax lead paint rules. Cedar Rapids schools and Metro Care Connection provide strong support for displaced students with school based health centers and counseling channels.
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Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Czech Village
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Metro Care Connection
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Abbe Center
Cedar Rapids plants close as flood era drains jobs
Sealed Air Cryovac at 1125 Wilson Ave SW may shutter with 257 workers affected. Swiss Valley Farms at 133 F Ave NW will not reopen, impacting 47 employees. Norwood Souvenir at 202 F Ave NW closes, moving production to Red Wing Minnesota for 190 workers. Iowa earns C grade in emergency medicine reporting and faces staffing shortages. Biannual DNR report shows 541 waterways impaired, 196 since 2006, prompting calls for better monitoring and pollution controls.
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Sealed Air Cryovac
Wilson Ave
Swiss Valley Farms
F Ave. NW
Norwood Souvenir
F Ave
Red Wing
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Department of Natural Resources
Letters on cancer chats and language shifts in Iowa notes
A reader discusses a friend's bone cancer and stem cell talk during a Thanksgiving visit. Another letter laments evolving meanings of words like gay and nice, while a third argues Obama should regulate Styrofoam packing peanuts amid economic woes.
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George W. Bush
George Landefer Swisher
Iowa public campuses face new sexual conduct policy debate
Discussion questions the effectiveness of a new sexual conduct policy on Iowa's public university campuses. Proponents argue clearer rules and reporting channels will reduce harm while critics claim implementation gaps may persist across institutions.
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Gazette readers discuss Iowa youth, jobs, and money
A letter from Cedar Rapids resident Niles Ross argues that Iowa’s challenge retaining young residents is driven by wages and cost of living. He cites housing costs and limited career upward mobility as factors prompting Iowa layoffs and relocations.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Niles Ross
Peanuts and Pollution in a Stark Homefront Message
A fragmented note contrasts long lasting poly styrene with quick disintegration of peanuts that shed static charged bits. The writer laments current global and domestic issues while urging to put the country first and address them in due time.
Lincoln books offer recession-proof career path
In a brisk column Joe Queenan argues the thriving Lincoln publishing niche provides steady work. He cites multiple forthcoming titles and family-run projects, noting Lincoln nostalgia sustains a robust market for biographies and Lincolniana despite economic downturns.
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Soial
Los Angeles
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Jesus Christ
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Lewis E. Lehrman
Fred Kaplan
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Harold Holzer
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