Today's Washington Post provides
a preview of the speech President Barack Obama will make tonight at Joplin High School commencement ceremonies:
Obama is expected to commemorate the losses as well as celebrate the success of the recovery effort so far in Joplin, where a temporary high school was set up at a local mall in time for the start of the 2011-12 school year. Temporary housing has been provided to more than 500 families; more than $60 million in federal loans and grants has been made available to individuals and businesses to rebuild; and nearly $150 million will be spent to help rebuild public infrastructure.
In addition, Missouri state officials and insurance experts have estimated that insurance payouts will exceed $2.2 billion, making the Joplin storm among the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
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