Nothing feels natural about a natural disaster. Even in a community as accustomed to change as Iowa City, the scope …
Articles Tagged: Flood 2008
Clint Twedt-Ball, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 10, 2018 10:36 am2680d ago
For the past ten years, Matthew 25 has very intentionally positioned ourselves in places of pain and loss in the …
Rod Lehnertz, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 10, 2018 10:36 am2680d ago
Like so many people, as spring 2008 unfolded, I could not have anticipated the changes to my life and career …
Ron Corbett, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 10, 2018 10:36 am2680d ago
Yes, it has been a decade and, yes, it just seems like yesterday. June marks the 10-year anniversary of the …
Chuck Grassley, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 10, 2018 10:36 am2680d ago
The whims of Mother Nature tested Cedar Rapids 10 summers ago when the river banks overflowed, flooding 10 square miles …
Chet Culver, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 10, 2018 10:35 am2680d ago
Cedar Rapids is my family’s hometown. My mother and father grew up there, and they graduated from Roosevelt and Franklin …
Ann Poe, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 10, 2018 10:36 am2680d ago
Disasters are personal. Each person affected grieves and remembers their own reality of June 13, 2008. On the day of …
The Gazette
News Apr. 29, 2022 11:53 am1261d ago
The Gazette’s photo staff has taken it upon themselves to recreate iconic photos from the 2008 flood. Below are a …
The Gazette
Weather Jun. 14, 2018 3:51 pm2676d ago
Getting the newspaper out is tough when there’s no electricity, but it turns out that was just the beginning of …
Weather Jun. 12, 2018 5:18 pm2678d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — No one was prepared for the severity of the Floods of 2008. Mel Andringa helped pile up …
Max Freund
News Jun. 7, 2018 12:14 pm2683d ago
Cedar Rapids has undergone dramatic changes in core neighborhoods since the flood of 2008. This interactive experience allows you to browse …
Gazette Staff/SourceMedia
Data Center Jul. 9, 2009 10:37 am5938d ago
The city of Cedar Rapids has released the list of the 746 flood-damaged properties it wants to acquire, though it …
By Adam Belz, - The Gazette
Government & Politics Jun. 12, 2023 5:07 pm852d ago
Originally published July 6, 2008 CEDAR RAPIDS — Greg Eyerly, Mike Little and Mike Lynch drive down the short gravel …