Easter Second Chances Highlight Two Men’s Comebacks
Rev Beth Harbaugh of St James United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids says Easter celebrates rebirth amid everyday deaths from job loss to broken relationships. The feature profiles two men who beat death and addiction, gaining second chances and becoming witnesses to others.
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St. James United Methodist Church
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Cedar Rapids
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Radio dream springs from life at rock bottom
Cedar Rapids profile of John Davis, 48, once a radio and TV engineer who hit rock bottom in 1998 living on Phoenix streets, became addicted to crack, joined a gang, sought guidance, and later founded Building Knowledge and Humanity with Diversity.
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Cedar Rapids
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R. I. man returns from the brink by Angela Holmes ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids man Terry Shaffer, 69, collapsed from a heart attack during his wife’s dialysis visit and was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital. The piece also mentions Sharon Shaffer and a separate note about John Davis’s move back to Cedar Rapids and his role with Building Knowledge and Humanity with Diversity.
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Terry Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
Shaffer
Angela Holmes
Stephanie Martinez
Sharon Shaffer
Martinez
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Cardiac Rehab Gym
Mercy Cave North
Memorial service honors Shell Rock soldier Donald Nichols
Mourners at Waverly Shell Rock High School remember Spc. Donald Nichols 21 who died April 13 in Afghanistan with the 1st Battalion 133rd Infantry Iowa Army National Guard. Nichols joined after high school and deployed in October. Chelsey Bliss read a poem as Chaplain Crawford delivered the eulogy.
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Chelsey Bliss
Spc
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Greenwood Cemetery
Cedar Falls
Shell Rock
Afghanistan
Ie Gomer Waverly
1338Rd Infantry
Iowa Army National Guard
National Guard
Waverly Shell Rock High School
Bliss
Mike Crawford
Woodbury County town settles with Civil Rights Commission
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission reached a confidential settlement with a Woodbury County police department over an allegation of racial profiling of Hispanic motorists. Sheriff Petersen confirmed the agreement but did not name the town, noting it serves about 4 000 residents in a county with a large Latino population.
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