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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2008
Page
7
The African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa faced about 720000 in damages with 70000 covered by insurance. Debris removal funds limited by FEMA rules, while 90 percent of the collection was saved and five of 12 staff laid off. Donations can be mailed to Cedar Rapids or given online.
The Gazette extends the Sept 21 deadline for Linn and Johnson counties clubs to be included in the Discovery activities section. Submit club name brief description meeting times and contact details via GazetteOnline com discoveryform or email discovery gazettecommunications com. mail to Discovery The Gazette Cedar Rapids IA 52406 0511 or fax 319 398 5846.
Uncertainty surrounds 720 Seventh Ave SW after Taylor School floods leaving it closed for 2008-09. Superintendent Dave Markward says the building may reopen as a grade school or be repurposed. Parents scramble to pick new schools as district weighs options.
At the Johnson County Fair in Owa City visitors explored the East Central Iowa Beekeepers booth with live honeybees and a honey extraction display. Johnson County 4-H reports strong exhibitor turnout and family favorites like donkeys amid a day affected by morning rain and a late electricity restart.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley will not be a voting delegate to the Republican National Convention. Iowa GOP chairman Steve Scheffler said the decision is unrelated to Grassley’s probe of televangelists and tax issues. Scheffler, elected at the state convention, heads the Iowa Christian Alliance and emphasizes Iowa’s open delegate process.
In a Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission meeting, Director Kenneth White was fired on a 4 2 vote but public comment was delayed until after the vote. The columnist urges a fresh start with new leadership to restore public input and accountability amid concerns over process and legitimacy. Agriprocessors in Postville is praised as entering a new era of compliant, law abiding employment following a mass immigration raid and upheaval.
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