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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Iowa
The Fall and Rise of Cedar Rapids
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6-1-2009
On the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the residents of this resilient city are thinking about only one thing: the future.
Article Excerpts:
...Village. But with the kind of can-do mentality
Iowa
is famous for, Cedar Rapids is slowly coming...
... rebuilding." Having just returned from visiting
Iowa
''s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.,...
...of yeoman''s work that awaited her in eastern
Iowa
. "Pretty crazy, huh?" Meyer asks with a laugh...
Green Grow the Rushes
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4-15-2009
Standing in the center of a sprawling lawn in Oelwein, Iowa -- flanked by a white Victorian gazebo and blooming flower beds -- oak, elm, and crab-apple trees are rustled by a light breeze. They’ve stood here for centuries, naturally irrigated by the scores of rivers and tributaries that meander through the heartland as they make their way to their emptying point: the aptly named Father of Waters, to the east. The area has changed over time -- from here all the way to the rolling waters of the Mississippi River in Dubuque, a hamlet of equal beauty and Twainian charm. But here, change has not come at the breakneck pace it has to a lot of the country.
Article Excerpts:
...in the center of a sprawling lawn in Oelwein,
Iowa
-- flanked by a white Victorian gazebo and...
...can be described only as green. It is spring in
Iowa
, to be sure. Springtime and the cerebral,...
...here is of clean country air. It is spring in
Iowa
, to be sure. Adam Pitluk Editor
