Digging for History Unearths 160-Year-Old Catholic Mission Site
Archaeology field work at Fort Atkinson aims to reveal a suspected Catholic mission and post cemetery buried near the Turkey River. Students and archaeologists report finding china shards and window glass in a cow pasture that hint at former habitation.
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Digging Lown History Field School
Melodie Wagner
Ossian
Iowa
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Turkey River
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Fort Atkinson field school unites students and archaeologists this week
The Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa runs a weeklong field school in Fort Atkinson blending education and research. Director Lynn Alex notes it as an ideal mix of learning and discovery as ten students join six professionals to study the 1875 land plat and the location of a Catholic mission near the Turkey River.
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Orian Love
Gazette
ORT Atkinson
Leah Rogers
Fort Atkinson
Iowa Prairie
Jim Slosiarek
Esther Lehman
Webster City
Wayne Shannon
Vinton
University of Iowa
Lynn Alex
Turkey River
Joseph Cretin
Marines mourn 19 dead in 2 days at Ohio battalion
In Brook Park Ohio the Marine battalion headquartered in a former schoolhouse learned 14 more members were killed in Iraq hours after the community began mourning five Marines killed Monday on sniper duty. Corporal Vicki Gibbons recalls her service as tears mix with the flag and memories.
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Brook Park
Ohio
Marine Battalion
Iraq
Vicki Gibbons
Gibbons
Marines
Fourteen Marines Die in Western Iraq Roadside Bombing
A roadside bombing in western Iraq killed fourteen Marines and one civilian translator. One Marine, trapped under an overturned amphibious vehicle, survived with injuries. The attack marked the deadliest roadside bombing against U S forces in Iraq and raised weekly Marine fatalities to 23, with 44 American service members dead in Iraq since July 24.
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Iraq
Euphrates
GreatBoy site offers dating profiles written by others
A dating site created by E Jean Carroll lets a friend or relative write a profile for a single person. GreatBoy and Great Girlfriends rely on someone else to post bios while browsing remains free and contact details cost $20. A 25 year old Iowa woman found the Cedar Rapids postman too outspoken for a quieter match.
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Terry McDowell
Cedar Rapids
Great Boyfriends.com
Wendy Damisch
Victor
Nicole Riehi
Ue Gazette
Friends.com
West Union
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