Foreclosure Fight Over Flooded Home Continues
Bank of America via BAC Home Loans pursues foreclosure on Sonya Mullen despite a 2207 D St S foreclosure notice marked vacant lot after her house was destroyed in the June 2008 flood. Iowa Legal Aid attorney Corey Luedeman represents Mullen and about a dozen similar cases amid city buyout refusals.
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City foreclosures hazard delays in buyout program
Banks stall buyouts delaying homeowner recoveries as foreclosures rise. Gavin says delays cost homeowners with accruing interest. City faces foreclosures on roughly 50 to 60 properties including demolished ones, with banks seeking full amounts owed and halting buyouts.
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Radiation forces halt at Fukushima nuke plant
Japan suspended operations at the stricken Fukushima plant to prevent meltdown as radiation rose and workers were withdrawn. Officials reported about 70 percent of fuel rods damaged in one reactor and 33 percent at another after Friday's earthquake and tsunami.
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Ocean acts as barrier for radiation
A report outlines how the ocean absorbs and attenuates radiation levels affecting coastal ecosystems and marine life. It explains the mechanisms of shielding, dilution, and dispersion of radioactive particles in seawater and sediments.
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UI investigates complaint about monitoring workers
UI officials investigate claims by urology clinic staff that a manager used a baby monitor to listen to conversations. Employees found the device on a shelf at the Carver Pavilion front desk and alerted AFSCME Local 12 and the US ombudsman office.
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Corridor projects eyed to boost trades in coming season
Corridor building projects linked to flood recovery funds are expected to keep contractors and trades workers busy. Ryan Companies US Inc President Mark Gullickson says conditions are improving with larger capital projects starting in Des Moines, backed by federal and state funding from the 2008 flood era. The Cedar Rapids Public Library and other county facilities were funded in that period, with many flood replacement efforts continuing this season.
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