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Flannery O'Connor: A 'contrary' woman's legacy

Flannery O'Connor did not expect to become the subject of a biography. She thought the narrow borders of her life -- lived "between the house and the chicken yard" -- wouldn't give a writer much to work with.

School: No shortage of volunteers for swine flu vaccine trials

Days after the U.S. government announced upcoming trials for an H1N1 flu vaccine, Saint Louis University has been inundated with phone calls and e-mails from people volunteering for the study.

CNNMoney: 13 cities post unemployment above 15%

There were 13 unlucky cities with unemployment rates topping 15% in April, and another 93 saw joblessness climb above 10%, according to a government report released Wednesday.

CNNMoney: Unemployment: 109 cities at 10% or higher

Unemployment rates in 109 metropolitan areas reached 10% or higher in March, almost eight times more than a year earlier, according to a government report released Wednesday.

Time.com: Iowa Meatpacker Fined Nearly $10M for Violations

Iowa on Wednesday fined a kosher meatpacking plant that was targeted by a federal immigration raid nearly $10 million for alleged violations of state labor laws

Time.com: Child Labor Charges at Meat Plant

The Iowa attorney general's office filed child labor charges Tuesday against the owner and managers of the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant, the site of one of the nation's largest workplace immigration raids

Time.com: 3 Killed in Medical Plane Crash

A small plane carrying a patient to Boston for medical treatment crashed Tuesday in a grocery store parking lot, killing all three people on board

Develop a firm grip to get a job

Before you head out to the interview, check your suit for lint, your résumé for typos, your teeth for spinach and your hands for a firm grip.

Time.com: FEMA Gets Better Grades in Iowa

The post-Katrina emergency management agency is doing better in responding to the Iowa floods. But there are still some complaints

Amid flooding, victims regret what wasn't saved

Andrew Sherburne, flooded out of his Iowa City house last week, might like a do-over.

Flannery O'Connor: A 'contrary' woman's legacy

School: No shortage of volunteers for swine flu vaccine trials

Days after the U.S. government announced upcoming trials for an H1N1 flu vaccine, Saint Louis University has been inundated with phone calls and e-mails from people volunteering for the study.

CNNMoney: 13 cities post unemployment above 15%

There were 13 unlucky cities with unemployment rates topping 15% in April, and another 93 saw joblessness climb above 10%, according to a government report released Wednesday.

CNNMoney: Unemployment: 109 cities at 10% or higher

Unemployment rates in 109 metropolitan areas reached 10% or higher in March, almost eight times more than a year earlier, according to a government report released Wednesday.

Time.com: Iowa Meatpacker Fined Nearly $10M for Violations

Iowa on Wednesday fined a kosher meatpacking plant that was targeted by a federal immigration raid nearly $10 million for alleged violations of state labor laws

Time.com: Child Labor Charges at Meat Plant

Time.com: 3 Killed in Medical Plane Crash

A small plane carrying a patient to Boston for medical treatment crashed Tuesday in a grocery store parking lot, killing all three people on board

Develop a firm grip to get a job

Before you head out to the interview, check your suit for lint, your résumé for typos, your teeth for spinach and your hands for a firm grip.

Time.com: FEMA Gets Better Grades in Iowa

The post-Katrina emergency management agency is doing better in responding to the Iowa floods. But there are still some complaints

Amid flooding, victims regret what wasn't saved

Andrew Sherburne, flooded out of his Iowa City house last week, might like a do-over.

Time.com: Bush Tours Flooded Iowa Cities

Carrying the painful lessons of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush said on a tour of Midwest flooding on Thursday that he is listening to small-town concerns and understands the exhaustion of rescuers

Time.com: Midwest Flooding Takes Heavy Toll

Neighbors in several towns that sit on the Mississippi River are doing their best to help each other, but there has still been a great cost

Time.com: Iowa: After the Flooding, the Waiting

As the waters crest and begin to recede in some spots, the state's beleaguered residents brace for what they may find

Floodwaters breach sandbags in Iowa college town

Floodwaters inundated Iowa City and the University of Iowa arts campus on Sunday despite what one official called a "Herculean effort" to hold back the water with sandbags.

Time.com: Iowa City New Front Line For Floods

Floodwaters were receding Saturday in Cedar Rapids, but as the Cedar retreated, waters in Iowa City had already invaded parts of the University of Iowa campus and weren't expected to crest until sometime Monday

Time.com: Iowa's Floods: A Midwestern Katrina?

Days after it rose out of its banks on its way to record flooding in Cedar Rapids, the Cedar River has forced at least 20,000 people from their homes

Time.com: Living Through the Iowa Deluge

TIME's reporter in Des Moines reports on the calamities of seemingly biblical proportions that have pushed the stoic state to the breaking point

Time.com: Sandbagged Levee Protects Iowa City

A sandbagged levee was preventing a swollen river from spilling over its banks and flooding a northeastern Iowa city, but officials on Wednesday asked for more help

CNNMoney: How soaring fuel prices hurt kids

The school buses in Dubuque County, Iowa, travel 4,900 miles each day ferrying kids to and from class. That's the equivalent of driving across the entire United States and halfway back again.

FSB: Hollywood on the Plains: No. 21, Iowa City

When Stephen Jennings landed in California, he quickly shed his Iowan roots. His first job carried the only-in-L.A. title of "assistant flame artist."

Retirement is great time to strike up the band

Practicing the clarinet may be beyond tedious for teenagers forced into music lessons by their parents but for 70-year-old Joe Pedlosky it's a labor of love.

SI.com: Bill Trocchi: Drake, not Iowa or Iowa State, is best team in Iowa

The best basketball program in Iowa doesn't play in the Big Ten or Big 12 and has not reached the NCAA tournament in 36 years. But after seven straight victories over Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa, Drake is now the king of the Hawkeye state.

Time.com: The U.K. Takes Green to the Extreme

With a wildly popular $100 million eco-education theme park, and citizens who self-inflict carbon-emissions caps, Britain aims to show the world how green living is done

Time.com: Where Students Can't Hug

Draconian bans on public displays of affection in a growing number of schools have parents and students up in arms. Has the concern about harassment gone too far?

Time.com: Are Rains Better Than Drought?

It depends on where you are, but for many drought-stricken farmers, the Midwest rains are alleviating a bad summer for soybean and corn crops

CNNMoney: Subprime risk: Most vulnerable markets

If the doomsayers are correct, as many as 2.2 million subprime borrowers are at risk of defaulting on their loans and losing their homes.

Secrets to living well

(CNN) -- We asked readers to share their secrets for living well and received many wonderful tales. Whether it's using your mind to cure what ails you or just making sure to laugh and smile -- you'll find some ideas that might help see you through the decades. Here is a sampling of responses, some of which have been edited for clarity and length.

Money Magazine: Where You'll Live

ese days and you'll see that the demographic landscape has changed: Seniors by the score are now mixed in among the dewy coeds, attending classes, queuing up for cultural offerings and just soaking up the energy. It shouldn't come as a surprise. For a large number of retirees, easy access to cultural events and educational opportunities has always been at least as important as year-round sunshine and well-groomed golf courses. And a collegiate environment has even more appeal in the new era of retirement, in which it's increasingly important to continue expanding your skills and knowledge base well beyond traditional retirement age. Many universities have responded by creating academic courses specifically for seniors. A decade ago, only a few dozen colleges offered such programs; today more than 300 institutions do. Other schools allow seniors to audit classes at little or no cost, fund community programs for older folks and even build housing for them. ...

Money Magazine: Where You'll Live

Until recently, anyone over 60 spotted around a university campus was presumed to be either a professor or an aging alum riding a nostalgia trip. But walk the streets of almost any college town the...

Express Line dispatch: Can politics heat up Cedar Rapids?

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CNNMoney: 13 cities post unemployment above 15%

CNNMoney: Unemployment: 109 cities at 10% or higher

Time.com: Iowa Meatpacker Fined Nearly $10M for Violations

Time.com: Child Labor Charges at Meat Plant

Time.com: 3 Killed in Medical Plane Crash

Time.com: FEMA Gets Better Grades in Iowa

CNNMoney: 13 cities post unemployment above 15%

CNNMoney: Unemployment: 109 cities at 10% or higher

Time.com: Iowa Meatpacker Fined Nearly $10M for Violations

Time.com: Child Labor Charges at Meat Plant

Time.com: 3 Killed in Medical Plane Crash

Time.com: FEMA Gets Better Grades in Iowa

Time.com: Bush Tours Flooded Iowa Cities

Time.com: Midwest Flooding Takes Heavy Toll

Time.com: Iowa: After the Flooding, the Waiting

Time.com: Iowa City New Front Line For Floods

Time.com: Iowa's Floods: A Midwestern Katrina?

Time.com: Living Through the Iowa Deluge

Time.com: Sandbagged Levee Protects Iowa City

CNNMoney: How soaring fuel prices hurt kids

FSB: Hollywood on the Plains: No. 21, Iowa City

SI.com: Bill Trocchi: Drake, not Iowa or Iowa State, is best team in Iowa

Time.com: The U.K. Takes Green to the Extreme

Time.com: Where Students Can't Hug

Time.com: Are Rains Better Than Drought?

CNNMoney: Subprime risk: Most vulnerable markets

Money Magazine: Where You'll Live

Money Magazine: Where You'll Live

FSB: Straighten Up and Fly Right Technology is affecting every part of travel. It's time to get onboard.

Fortune: HOW SMART IS YOUR CITY?

Fortune: HOW SMART IS YOUR CITY?

Money Magazine: THE POST OFFICE'S PRIORITY MAIL FLUNKS OUR FIVE-CITY TEST

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