Believing in Miracles Across Iowa Faith and healing stories
The Gazette features accounts from Cedar Rapids Solon and Iowa City families noting medical turnarounds for Jennifer Gav in Isaacs revival and Hyrum Kurth after a severe car crash. Clergy and laypeople praise prayer and faith as miracles, citing Easter as a central example and urging belief in divine intervention.
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Gazette
34Th Street
Iowa
Katie
Mark Gavin
Cedar Rapids
Jennifer
Reye’s
Helen
Jay Proffitt
Solon
Isaac
Carol
Larry Kurth
Hyrum
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Earth Day marks 25 years of recycling progress in Linn County
The 25th Earth Day anniversary highlights cleaner air, reduced landfill use, and stronger recycling efforts in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. Officials credit government officials and students for improvements since 1970, noting a 24 percent drop in annual waste at Bluestein’s landfills between 1988 and 1994.
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Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Liz Christiansen
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Christiansen
Bluestein
Iraq rejects UN oil sale offer amid anti US protests
Iraq on Saturday rejected a U N Security Council plan to sell up to 2 billion dollars of oil over 180 days to fund humanitarian needs. government demonstrations in Baghdad denounced the move as sovereignty violations and the revolt against American policy.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.N
Sadi Mahdi Saleh
Associated Press
Kuwait
State Department
Washington
Julie Resche
Saddam
Revolutionary Command Council
Critics accuse Ito court of childish conduct in Simpson case
Critics say Judge Lance Ito's courtroom resembles a kindergarten class after a recent sidebar in the O J Simpson trial. Johnnie Cochran and Chris Darden exchange sharp remarks while defense lawyer Barry Tarlow condemns the spectacle as harming public trust in the criminal justice system.
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Los Angeles
Lance Ito
Johnnie Cochran Jr
Chris Darden
Mr. Cochran
Darden
Ito
Barry Tarlow
Simpson
Today's Chuckle Never take loaner advice on finances
A light joke warns against taking financial guidance from people who have lent you money since their judgment is suspect due to that lending.
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Weveenenaennes
Iowa
Seereeveesens
Seneeees
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Linda Kanir
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