Help out Iowa newspaper employees affected by floods
By William M. Hartnett on Jun 20, 2008 in newspapers
Via the Associated Press Managing Editors by way of my own managing editor, the Iowa Newspaper Association is organizing assistance for newspaper employees affected by that state’s recent tornadoes and floods. Mash your mouse right here to see how you can help out a colleague. They’d do it for you. As Steve Buttry, editor of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, told the APME:
… citizens can’t purchase flood insurance unless they live in the 100-year flood plain, but the raging waters went beyond boundaries of the 500-year flood plain. So much of the damage will not be insured. FEMA’s assistance will help some, but it won’t be enough.
