Flood buyouts top $2 billion in 1993 nationwide program
Claudia Boyce recalls Cedar City vanished by the 1993 flood and buyout program that relocated its 400 residents. FEMA and the Community Development Block Grant have spent over 2 billion to buy 36,707 properties nationwide, ending thousands of communities as floods return.
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Polite society keeps Iowa ties alive in Washington
The Iowa State Society, one of the oldest clubs for Iowans in Washington, blends social charity work and political networking. Led by Jenny Harper, a Cedar Rapids native and former Tom Harkin staffer, the group maintains long standing connections in national circles.
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Custody debated for extreme child obesity in JAMA
A Journal of the American Medical Association opinion argues government intervention may be ethical in extreme cases of parental failure to curb a child’s obesity. Harvard doctor Dr. David Ludwig supports temporary foster care if needed to obtain treatment.
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Ice cream trivia and history in brief
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