The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is struggling to retrieve things lost in floods that hit the place two weeks ago. Various institutions have come up with an offer of help, including the Czech government.
The Des Moines Register wrote on Tuesday the Czech government would announce a gift of USD 1 million, citing Cory Crowley, president of the State Society of Iowa. Crowley also said the Czech government wanted to lend money to businesses in the historical Czech section of Cedar Rapids.
Speaking to the Czech News Agency (ČTK) later on, Daniel Nový, spokesman for the Czech embassy, said the Foreign Ministry had proposed that the government earmark money for the affected area, but he pointed out that the sum had not yet been agreed on.
"The sum mentioned in the Iowa daily is exaggerated," Nový told ČTK
From Tuesday's Des Moines Register:
The Czech government is expected to announce a gift of $1 million to help rebuild a Czech museum and Czech businesses damaged by flooding in Cedar Rapids, backers of an Iowa fundraising event said here Monday night.
Cory Crowley, president of the State Society of Iowa, said that the nonprofit group was contacted by the Czech Embassy here and was told that the government would pledge money to help repair the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.
What was it that super-sized Des Moines Register sports columnist Nancy Clark (now Nancy Stockdale) said in 2005 when she was bashing them newfangled bloggers?
Know that if the information is coming from the mainstream media -the accredited reporters, broadcasters and photojournalists -they are following strict professional guidelines that the looser outlets don't require. The information has been verified, has been scrutinized by editors, has been fact-checked and proofed.
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