Carol writes: "CEDAR RAPIDS -- A man robbed a southwest Cedar Rapids bank shortly after noon Tuesday, police said. No one was hurt in the hold-up at Bank of the West, 3730 Williams Blvd. SW. Sgt. Cristy Hamblin said an unarmed man walked into the bank and passed a note to a teller around 12:15 p.m."

My mother-in-law said she heard this on the radio.

"CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Cedar Rapids is giving away flood-damaged homes to builders and nonprofits for renovation and resale. City officials are trying to save some of the "least-badly" damaged homes among about 1,200 buyouts."

she wants to know what you think.

My sister told me about this - "A Cedar Rapids man charged with possession of child pornography last month changed his plea to guilty at a hearing in U.S. District Court today."

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Block by Block, a self-help disasterrecovery project that set out a year ago to rebuild eightresidential blocks in flood-damaged Cedar Rapids neighborhoods,received a $1.35 million federal grant Monday.