Collision injures two in Cedar Rapids at Edgewood and Wilson
A Sunday crash in southwest Cedar Rapids sent Santora Nahimana and a 1-year-old, Sammuel Awibuka, to University Hospitals in Iowa City after their minivan was struck by a pickup driven by Aron Karobezi. Investigators praised no further details. The other minivan passenger, Stephania Gahwegeri, was treated and released.
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University of Iowa Lands 354000 Grant for Airway Stem Cell Study
The University of Iowa will receive a 354000 grant from the U S Department of Health and Human Services to study submucosal gland stem cells in the airway. Senator Tom Harkin praised the funding as a first step toward breakthroughs.
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Old barn wood sparks a furniture venture in Iowa
In Liberty, Peg and Jim Anderson rebuilt a collapsed barn into Barnboard Creations. Jim crafts benches, boxes, tables from century old pine, now selling at Holzfest in Little Amana with 125+ crafters. Jim, 79, plans fewer shows after a December stroke but aims to continue.
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Freecycle groups surge in Iowa with rapid member gains
Iowa Freecycle network expands from eleven groups in May 2004 to forty six by early this month. Iowa City and Linn County branches launched in March 2004 now boast about 1 500 and 1 100 members respectively with Des Moines leading statewide participation at 2 965.
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Freecycle Network Expands To Iowa For Reuse
Freecycle started in May 2003 to cut waste in downtown Tucson and now operates in Iowa. The system offers a free online forum where individuals and nonprofits give away unwanted items to recycle them, with local volunteer moderators and no membership fee.
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Newstrack Contact Details For The Gazette
Newstrack follows up on newsmakers and events appearing on Mondays. The Gazette provides contact details including a mailing address P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and telephone numbers 319 398 8254 and 800 397 8212 plus email at news gazettecommunications com.
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Hostas Boost Iowa Family Business And Garden Fame
Bob Hackbarth, a Dubuque brass worker, sports a Tokudama Flavocircinalis tattoo while his son Tyler, 16, a Colesburg football player, helps run The Hosta Leaf with 1 300 varieties displayed across four acres. The family opened the farm shop in 2000 near Colesburg offering hostas, including Sugar Daddy for 40 dollars, with plans to register a cloud of varieties with the American Hosta Society.
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