FEMA ruling muddies Cedar Rapids library plans
FEMA rejected building the planned public library on the chosen Cedar Rapids sites citing a high cost compared with a cheaper option. Mayor Ron Corbett says the project likely faces delays and reduced disaster aid, with the library still planned for the Fourth Avenue site near Greene Square Park.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Ron Corbett
TrueNort
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Greene Square Park
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FEMA
Homeowner fights city over trail land at Cherokee Park
Chuck Rutledge recalls hiring attorney Tom Riley to contest the City of Des Moines plan to acquire part of his backyard at 3650 Johnson Ave NW plus others along the Vinton Ditch for a one mile Cherokee Park walking trail. The city ultimately took the property.
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Wazette Edar
Chuck” Rutledge
Rutledge
Tom Riley
Johnson Ave. NW
Vinton Ditch
Cherokee Park
Tom
Cheryl
Cedar Rapids
Medal of Honor Recipient Giunta Embraces Spotlight and Duty
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor winner since Vietnam, says the recognition is a wild ride. The Cedar Rapids native and 2003 Cedar Rapids high school grad is stationed with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy, and credits Army media training for handling attention while focusing on supporting troops in Afghanistan.
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Salvatore Giunta
Barack Obama
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Vicenza
Italy
503Rd Infantry Regiment
173Rd Airborne
Giunta
Army
173Rd
Alana
Women as Workplace Killers Seen Increasing Experts Say
Experts warn a rise in women committing lethal violence at work with cases at Kraft Foods in Philadelphia and a University of Alabama rampage. Analysts cite stress, economic pressures, and coping through violence as possible factors behind the trend.
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Yvonne Hiller
Kraft Foods
University of Alabama
Steve Albrecht
Nadine Kaslow
Emory University
Atlanta
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