Opposition kills Volga hostel for AIDS patients
Nova House board disbanded after fierce public backlash over an AIDS patient hostel near Volga Iowa. Sean Lamphier proposed using his family farm for respite care but faced threats and vandalism as residents argued the project would bring AIDS and depress land values.
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Volga
Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Nova House Board of Directors
Clayton County
Sean Lamphier
Lamphier
Midwest
Nova House
Mesquakie Powwow Highlights Culture Amid Change
On a dusty Dakota road Mesquakie Indians gather for the annual Powwow as dancers in traditional dress perform while a western freight train passes. Harlan Brown notes the event blends religious significance with social life and discusses balancing tradition with new ventures like a $500,000 federally funded bingo hall. The crowd, mostly non-Indians, thinning under heat, continues the songs and rhythms, reaffirming identity.
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Dakota
Settlement
Brown
Linn County seeks child protection in court testimony tactics
Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard says Supreme Court ruling will not change his cautious approach to shielding child sexual assault victims during testimony. He notes shielding devices raise constitutional questions and prefers open testimony unless a judge finds a shield necessary to protect a child, with closed circuit TV as an alternative.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Supreme Court
Dillard
Clinton
Iowa
John Coy
Coy
Special Expo trains revive early Amana tradition
Modern visitors for the World Ag Expo can ride six-car trains from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City operated by CRANDIC. The revival recalls 1905 to 1907 excursions sponsored by Milwaukee Road and Cedar Rapids clubs, with depots, horse drawn wagons, a Tannenwald outing site, bands, and picnic lunches amid mixed local reactions.
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Amana
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Road Railroad
Tannenwald
Pine Grove
Leni Schaerer
East
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co
Crandic
Hawkeye Downs
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Irma Lasley
Veronica
Richard Keahna
Chicago
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Rick Smith
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Matt Stockman
Linn
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Lina Unglenk
Henry Schiff
Frieda Orhi
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