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		<title>Atlas of Mud: A Cautionary Tale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A young girl emerges from the darkness on stage. She is awakening, deep in the belly of a vast, wooden ship, reminiscent of Noah’s Ark. I listen intently as she vividly recounts a dream:

     "I was in the sky…

     "I was flying…

     "And there were people – so many people. They were all moving towards the water. They didn’t notice me so I swooped low over them looking for you. There were boats – just like this one but hundreds and hundreds of them. And around every boat were soldiers. People were crowded onto the decks of the boat and all of them had suitcases and boxes. There was no room to move and still more people kept climbing on."

Her dream is frightening and the event confusing. Who is this child? What prompted her nightmare? Who is she talking to?

This is the Working Group Theatre's production of Atlas of Mud in Iowa City's Riverside Theatre. The audience is in rapt attention as the scene the young girl describes gets worse, horrifyingly so. The images are chilling...]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond the River Banks &#8211; IRR Annual Conference April 30 &#8211; May 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you love Iowa's rivers, you won't want to miss the 5th annual conference hosted by Iowa Rivers Revival at the end of this month. The conference will be held from April 30 through May 2 in Cedar Falls and Waterloo. This year's theme is "Beyond the River Banks: Celebrating Iowa's Cedar Valley."

As Iowans — and those who followed the severe Midwest flooding of 2008 — know, the Cedar Valley experienced historic water levels, reaching beyond the 500-year floodplain in Cedar Rapids and other places along the Cedar River watershed. The conference "emphasizes a watershed approach that recognizes that rivers and streams need space to expand and recede, coexisting in harmony with the communities and habitats they shape," according to IRR's executive director, Rosalyn Lehman.

"The floods of 2008 and threats of future flooding have many Iowans talking about a new vision for Iowa’s waterways to ensure the safety of river communities and to preserve and enhance Iowa’s natural heritage," Lehman says....]]></description>
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		<title>Hope Springs Eternal for the Cedar River</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/12/01/hope-springs-eternal-for-the-cedar-river/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Frisk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember the summer of 1967, when I fished the Cedar River for the first time, accompanied by my twin sister and older brothers. Against the backdrop of the Hormel packing plant, cane poles in hand, we caught bullheads, bluegills, and rock bass off North Main Street in Austin, Minnesota, population around 27,000 at the time. I also remember the dirty water and the smell.

That afternoon, a tired and hungry not-yet-seven-year-old, I sat at the supper table with questions for my parents: Why is the river so dirty? Can something be done about it? Why would anyone want to live in a town with a polluted river running through it? Does anyone care? They are questions I have asked repeatedly, since that first day of fishing over 40 years ago....]]></description>
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		<title>AmeriCorps/VISTA Flood Recovery Project Job Opportunities in Iowa</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/05/08/americorpsvista-flood-recovery-project-job-opportunities-in-iowa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The school year is nearly finished, and many young adults are looking for work in a depressed job market. They're not alone. Unemployment is at a record high across the nation. People who've had the same job for decades are out of work and wondering what to do next. Some are now changing career paths and considering opportunities they would never have imagined if they hadn't been laid off.

Perhaps you, too, are a job seeker. Perhaps you are looking for a challenge unlike any you've tried before. Maybe you're even looking for an adventure and a way to help others...]]></description>
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