As some of you may have seen on the news, last week a series of tornadoes ripped through town of my college alma mater, Iowa City, Iowa. The University of Iowa bore the brunt of the storms and is now heavily engaged in clean up and repair.

Among the many community resources, the university's web site has some great information about salvaging your storm-damaged items. We're talking anything from artwork, photographs, books, clothing...it's all great information. Did you know you can save wet books by placing paper towels between the pages and sticking the book in the freezer? Amazing.

Take a look and stick a copy of this page in with your homeowner's insurance policy and home inventory for safe keeping.