Strangers in need test church generosity and prudence
Iowa clergy discuss balancing aid with verification after frauds test how churches respond. Rev Ronald Osborne notes risks but argues feeding the hungry remains central while exercising caution. Programs at HACAP Love Inc and LEAF coordinate emergency aid for rent, groceries, and bus tickets across Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
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Ronald Osborne
Episcopal
University of Iowa
Richard Watkins
Iowa City
First United Methodist Church
Wesley Foundation
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Area
Luxa
Love Inc
Robert Phelps
Margaret Wieting
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Churches United
New Iowa teachers union leader outlines priorities
Angie King, new president of the Iowa State Education Association, pledges higher salaries to reach the national average, school restructuring, and stronger parent collaboration. She aims to expand site based decisions and closer ties with parent-teacher associations to aid children amid societal changes. King also emphasizes political endorsements after the June 5 primary.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines Jureau
Des Moines
Iowa State Education Association
Angie King
ISEA
Ames
Ken Tilp
Teachers’ Union
Iowa
U.S
King
Ex Iowa airman tied to New York grave robbery case
Airman James Nicholas Coppock 25, once at Keesler AFB, suspected in a Niagara Falls grave robbery and satanic cult link. He escaped custody after a Gulfport kidnapping of a 4 year old girl and was recaptured after a car chase. Baby remains reportedly removed from a December grave and not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Gulfport
New York
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Sun Herald
James Nicholas Coppock
Keesler Air Force Base
Coppock
Brittany Lynn Collins
League backs election registration on Election Day
The League of Women Voters of Iowa urges Gov Branstad to sign House File 2009 enabling eligible electors to register at county auditors offices or designated locations up to Election Day. They say the bill reduces voting barriers and limits delays and fraud by allowing on site registration after regular deadlines.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
League of Women Voters of
Iowa
Terry Branstad
League
Joan Hartsuck
House
Eli
Hartsuck
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