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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 2013
Page
2
Cedar Rapids stakeholders evaluate a plan to stabilize Wellington Heights and leverage the area as a vital part of the city. The effort focuses on neighborhood improvement and economic potential in a key Cedar Rapids location.
On day one at the Class 2A state tennis meet Cedar Rapids Washington pair Lilly Hartman and Rina Moore upset two rivals in three sets to reach the semifinals. They will play Cedar Rapids Kennedy duo Sarah Lasecki and Jessica Pedersen for a final berth.
Cedar Rapids residents flee Ellis Road area as Cedar River nears 20 feet with 22.5-foot city protections. Iowa City imposes River Front Estates evacuations while Coralville crews tube Clear Creek and officials set flood barriers along the Iowa River.
In Vinton volunteers joined city crews to install 400 sand filled flood barriers as Cedar River rises. Black Hawk County reports evacuations downtown Dunkerton near Crane Creek. In Manchester the Maquoketa River overflowed its banks driving Highway 13 closure as water climbs toward 23.2 feet, near double flood stage.
Lawmakers in both chambers push plans to reduce funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after enrollment surged during the recession. Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson and party Republicans on the Agriculture Committee backed a proposal to trim aid to about 2 million people as costs grew from 35 to 80 billion dollars.
The Gazette directs readers to www thegazette com for updated weather and flood alerts and offers detailed flooding information for numerous communities.
A Harvard Medical School analysis finds immigrants paid into Medicare at least $115 billion more than they drew out from 2002 to 2009, including a $13.8 billion surplus in 2009, highlighting their role in financing aging Americans’ health coverage.
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