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11 Jun 2009
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2009
Page
1
Not thrilled with the idea of a staycation this summer. With smart planning you can still include travel as part of your summer fun.
Megan Reinking, a 1999 Cedar Rapids Kennedy graduate, shines in the Broadway revival of Hair. The production won the Tony on Sunday for best revival of a musical.
Injured earlier in spring Lisa Koll returns to action in Fayetteville Arkansas aiming to defend her NCAA 10,000 meter title. The distance standout competes amid a cautious comeback hoping to add another crown to her collegiate record.
Cedar Rapids homeowners who used Jumpstart down payment loans after flood damage face repayment from any buyout proceeds. The program offered forgivable loans up to 50000 dollars over five years to help with new home purchases, aiding 383 households with 8.8 million dollars in aid as buyouts proceed.
More than 1,000 houses have been cleaned gutted or rehabbed with the help of over 10,000 volunteers. Volunteers contributed about 167,982 hours worth over 2.6 million dollars. Cedar Rapids still faces 300 to 400 flooded homes needing mucking and gutting as volunteer brigades press for continued work. Steve Schmitz, director of the Community Recovery Center, notes the remarkable mobilization and concern about exhausting tasks.
In Cedar Rapids many residents praise volunteers helping flood victims. The Iowa United Methodist Disaster Volunteer Center and Community Recovery Center list hotlines for those needing or offering help. Before the rivers crested last June, volunteers helped sandbagging, and over 1,200 volunteers from Serve the City went door to door warning residents of rising waters.
Ul faces about 200 hospital job cuts through attrition retirements and layoffs in fiscal 2010. That adds to 154 positions already eliminated this year. The combined total equals roughly 5.4 percent of the 6,600 staff. Jean Robillard told the state Board of Regents layoffs hinge on retirement and attrition. He said layoffs will be announced later this month as leaders seek a 45 million dollar reduction to hit a 1 percent profit margin.
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