Floods 2008 Leave Henleys Fighting Buyout Rules
Janice and Virgil Henley run a barber shop in Cedar Rapids facing buyout by the city after the June 2008 flood. They dispute laws that deem the buyer, not the seller, the owner of homes sold on contract and say forfeiture leaves them treated like the homes themselves.
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Cedar Rapids
City Hall
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Janice Henley
Bill Lynch
Virgil
Larry Johnson
Lynch
Johnson
Center Point
Third St
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Virgil Henley
Bat activity rises in warm spells in Cedar Rapids homes
In eastern Iowa bat activity increases as winter thaws persist. Rick Miller of Creature Control says older two story homes are common bat hibernation sites and that bats wander indoors when there are few bugs. He explains portals are small cracks and one way valves let bats exit while preventing return.
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Orlan
Love the Gazette
Iowa
Rick Miller
Creature Control
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Iowa doctor races to aid Haiti quake survivors
Dr. Christopher Buresh, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Iowa, waits for a route to Port-au-Prince as Haiti quake survivors cry out for Band-Aids and gloves. He tracks donations at his Coralville home while awaiting travel access that is hindered by airport blockages.
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Kcrg-Tv
Coralville
Port-au- Prince
Haiti
University of Iowa
Christopher Buresh
Buresh
Eric Nilles
University of Iowa Department of Emergency Medicine
Hiawatha man’s granddaughter injured in Haiti
Donation help sought for supplies to aid University of Iowa Dr. Christopher Buresh and his medical team in Haiti. Readers are asked to email christopher-buresh uiowa.edu for contact and coordination of relief efforts.
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University of Iowa
Christopher Buresh
Haiti
Christopher-Buresh
Uiowa
Hiawatha Man
U.S. Confronts Limits as Haiti Relief Expands
The Obama administration acknowledged limits on initial Haiti relief while pledging a rapid increase in water and essential supplies. State Department raised U S deaths to six with 15 Americans presumed dead and projected higher tolls as Port-au-Prince search efforts continue. Rajiv Shah said a critical window remains to save lives with rescuers still active.
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Obama
Haiti
State Department
U.S
Port-au-Prince
Rajiv Shah
White House
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