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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2010
Page
10
Since 1975 Iowa has served as a primary entry point for refugees, hosting up to 28 000 arrivals and housing about 10 000 more from other states. An estimated 15 000 to 20 000 remain, with a few hundred arriving annually. The State Department notified Iowa that 134 000 in annual funding for the Iowa office would end this fiscal year.
The Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services ends as federal funding and nonprofit status issues force shutdown. Since 1975 refugees from Vietnam Laos Cambodia Bosnia Burma Sudan Liberia Kosovo Bhutan arrive in state, with Lutheran Services and Catholic Charities aiding sponsors. The loss impacts families like the Ngo and Cedar Rapids schools relying on translators and teachers.
BP engineers pursue a smaller containment box and alternative fixes while drilling a relief well. The EPA notes still unknown chemical effects as the spill nears Father Day potential record. Louisiana coast defense includes Army assets and Mississippi River diversions to protect marshlands and local shrimp and fish habitats.
The council may hire an interim city manager and conduct finalist interviews in July if a search firm is used, with a new city manager in place by September. Acting city manager Casey Drew is overextended, while the Personnel Committee refines the job description and candidate profile and guards charter authority.
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