New normal shape our recovery for Cedar Rapids
The Gazette editors urge Cedar Rapids to adopt a new normal after the Cedar River flood. Grand Forks offers a recovery blueprint showing rapid decision making, delegated authority, and heavy emphasis on civic collaboration. Recovery will take years, with upfront debris clearance and long term flood protection shaping downtown and neighborhoods.
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Cedar Rapids
Red River
Grand Forks
Chuck Peters
Gazette Communications
Mercy hospital staff calm amid 2008 flood at Mercy Medical Center
Stella Siver recalls June 12 2008 floods at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids describing dim hallways no power generators and a patient evacuation. She praises staff from cafeteria workers to nurses and National Guard for calm compassionate care and efficient trauma response as patients were relocated to other hospitals.
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Stena
Connie Pickart
Norway
Iowa
Mercy Medical Center
Tim Charles
National Guard
Stella Siver
Cedar Rapids
Lessons from Tim Russert death and outpouring tributes
Reflections on the Russert family losses Tim Russert senior and Tim Russert Jr. amid tributes. The writer questions envy and luck and urges gratitude and generosity in life rather than seeking sense in sudden death.
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Tim Russert
Russert
Tim
Betty
William Buckenroth
Big Russ
Buffalo
Washington
Hollywood
NBC
Meet the Press
Maureen Orth
Newseum
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