Flood relief updates from Cedar Rapids area Gazette sources
Cedar Rapids officials report Kirkwood Community College will resume classes except Vinton flood area while about 100 animals were rescued and 1 000 in care at the Animal Health Technology Center. Med D beneficiaries may get early refills and Red Cross shelters seek toiletries and baby products. Local sandbag pickup rules and aquatic centers reopen as flood response continues.
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Kirkwood Community College
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Animal Health Technology Center
Geneva Towers
Red Cross
Prairie High School
U.S. Cellular
Coralville
Collins Rd
Edgewood Rd
25Th Ave
Coral Ridge Ave
Bush pledges federal aid for flood hit Iowa
President Bush pledged federal help before a planned Iowa visit, ordering 2 million liters of drinking water and backing at least 2 billion in emergency aid. Senators Grassley and Harkin cited Katrina relief models and urged tax code tweaks and local match removal to speed Midwest recovery.
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Washington
Bush
Iowa
White House
Chet Culver
House
Midwest
Congress
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
Coordi
Harkin
Appropriations Committee
Grassley
Gulf Coast
Army Corps of Engineers, Community Development Program
Department of Transportation
Small Business Administration
Federal Emergency Management Administration
Tion
FEMA
Cedar Rapids works to restore water. flood zones tighten
Water repairs begin as city limits water flow to about 50 percent capacity with supply unlikely to return until late this week or early next. Cedar Rapids urges conservation while crews assess flooded areas and issue contractor rules.
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Ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Dave Koch
Koch
Cedar River
Greg Graham
Graham
Sheriff's Office
Dubuque
Ellis Park
Cedar Valley
Rompot
Jefferson High School
Eighth Avenue
Tipton
Fourth Avenue
12Th Street
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City Swimming
Cherry Hill
Noelridge
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J. David Cowden
E Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa
Eobgyn Associates Mercy Medical Center
Obgyn Associates
Ave. NE
St. Luke’s Internal Medicine Office
Ave
the Gazette
E. Michael Myers
Tlons
Emmva
Aol
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C.R. Water Limited
By Adam Belz
James Kern
Brucemore
Perts
Brucemore Garden House
Crescent St. SE
Palo
Linn County
Don Zeller
Zeller
Adam.belz
Gazcomm.com
Courtney Sargent
G Ave
O Avenue
Fifth Street
Cliff Jette
the Gazett
15Th Avenue
Czech Village
Liz Martin
Second Avenue
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