Nothing feels natural about a natural disaster. Even in a community as accustomed to change as Iowa City, the scope …

15th Anniversary of the 2008 Floods
For the past ten years, Matthew 25 has very intentionally positioned ourselves in places of pain and loss in the …
Like so many people, as spring 2008 unfolded, I could not have anticipated the changes to my life and career …
Yes, it has been a decade and, yes, it just seems like yesterday. June marks the 10-year anniversary of the …
The whims of Mother Nature tested Cedar Rapids 10 summers ago when the river banks overflowed, flooding 10 square miles …
Cedar Rapids is my family’s hometown. My mother and father grew up there, and they graduated from Roosevelt and Franklin …
Disasters are personal. Each person affected grieves and remembers their own reality of June 13, 2008. On the day of …
The Gazette’s photo staff has taken it upon themselves to recreate iconic photos from the 2008 flood. Below are a …
Getting the newspaper out is tough when there’s no electricity, but it turns out that was just the beginning of …
CEDAR RAPIDS — No one was prepared for the severity of the Floods of 2008. Mel Andringa helped pile up …
Cedar Rapids has undergone dramatic changes in core neighborhoods since the flood of 2008. This interactive experience allows you to browse …
The city of Cedar Rapids has released the list of the 746 flood-damaged properties it wants to acquire, though it …
Originally published July 6, 2008 CEDAR RAPIDS — Greg Eyerly, Mike Little and Mike Lynch drive down the short gravel …