Blogs about: Flood 2008
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River is down in Leclaire
I went to Chicago for business for a couple of days, so I got a bit behind. The river is comfortably back in its banks, but it has left behind a muddy film on everything. And there are a lot of dead… more →
Pool 14 on the Mississippi River
2008: the woman in the bus
adambelz wrote 6 months ago: The city bus idled just off First Avenue West, 10 blocks from the Cedar River, less than a block fro … more →
Looking back at June 2008: the scene at Mercy
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adambelz wrote 6 months ago: Volunteers carry sanbags to protect Mercy Medical Center just after midnight on June 13, 2008. The o … more →
1/31 Column: Idyllwild's dilemma
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hemmingsen wrote 10 months ago: People nodded in agreement when a woman in the second row actually said it: “We have the sense … more →
Flood - 2008 - The Pictures
wenchwit wrote 1 year ago: Driver Wondering...[caption id="attachment_857" align="aligncenter" width="469" caption="Flood 2008" … more →
Forty Days and Forty Nights
wenchwit wrote 1 year ago: Ike packed a wallop, a far-reaching wallop. Though I am currently battling a flooded garage, at leas … more →
Flooding In Illinois
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vietpride28 wrote 1 year ago: Good Morning, School is canceled for me today because of the HUGE FLOODING in Chicago, Naperville, J … more →
Book Festivals
trundlebedtales wrote 1 year ago: Not having Festival of Books this year, but according to Caroline Austin at the University of Iowa, … more →
Flood 2008 Photo Exhibit
trundlebedtales wrote 1 year ago: The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is re-opening and setting up a free exhibit of photos taken during th … more →
(Finally) cracking down on curfew violators
Alicia Ebaugh wrote 1 year ago: Seems like the police are really paying attention to curfew violations lately. Last week, when I wro … more →
Flood 2008 Hall of Shame
Alicia Ebaugh wrote 1 year ago: These are the fine folks of Cedar Rapids who apparently couldn’t manage to play nice in the af … more →
Flood Recovery Information
trundlebedtales wrote 1 year ago: Where to go to get information about flood damage and recovery: Health Concerns http://guides.lib.ui … more →
Flood 2008 Damage Update
trundlebedtales wrote 1 year ago: The biggest problem we’ve had to deal with so far was the feeling of utter exhaustion and help … more →
"FEMA guy" strikes back...again?
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Alicia Ebaugh wrote 1 year ago: “The story is all wrong,” former FEMA housing inspector Vince Koley called yesterday to … more →
'Of all things, they stole my damn flag!'
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Alicia Ebaugh wrote 1 year ago: Two flags, one Marine Corps and one American, flew from Don King III’s porch during the flood … more →
The Aftermath: Cedar Rapids: Flood 2008
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mstomsic wrote 1 year ago: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, isn’t that remarkable a place. A medium–sized Midwestern city, with the expected … more →
Will things ever be "normal" for us again?
Alicia Ebaugh wrote 1 year ago: We can clean up the messes left behind by the ferocious floodwaters of 2008, but how much cleaning w … more →
Geonetric Friends Lend a Helping Hand
Linda Barnes wrote 1 year ago: By Linda Barnes, Vice President of Strategic Services “In prosperity our friends know us; in a … more →
River is down in Leclaire
Kathleen wrote 1 year ago: I went to Chicago for business for a couple of days, so I got a bit behind. The river is comfortabl … more →
