Questions surround deadly crash at Lexington airport
In the minutes after Comair Flight 5191 crashed, 50 aboard perished. Rescue officer Bryan Jared pulled the first officer from the wreck, sustaining burns. Investigators examine how the CRJ-100 took off from a 3500 foot secondary runway unsuited for commercial use. The incident marks the country’s worst air disaster in years. Blurred details show predawn rain and a V-shaped runway exit. Debra Hersman notes investigators will review performance, weight, speeds, and data.
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Lexington
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U.S
Blue Grass
National Transportation Safety Board
Debbie Heisman
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Young Iowans drawn to Teach For America in high effort program
The Gazette profiles Ames native Liz Talbert and other young Iowa leaders joining Teach For America. It notes the 1989 program's goal to place strong graduates in two year teaching posts in underprivileged areas including the Bronx. It cites selective admissions with 3300 of 134 Iowa applicants accepted.
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the Gazette
Lindsay Niedergesel
Sioux City
Lee High School
Houston
Lee
Teach For America
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Yale
Ames
Talbert
Bronx
Iowa
Memories of Iowa Katrina relief efforts remembered
Gazette reporter Orlan Love recalls coverage of Hurricane Katrina with a group of 20 Iowa volunteers including Luke Hibbing of Ames aiding debris removal in Slidell Louisiana. The piece reflects on the responders a year later and the disaster’s impact.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
U.S
the Gazette
Katrina fuels New Orleans zoning and housing gut requirement
The note highlights New Orleans housing must be zoned or gutted by Tuesday at 5A. It references a national poll on disaster readiness and recalls Katrina as a local focus, with region motels overflowing as the storm impacted the area.
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New Orleans
Weather forewarns colder winter across nation
Farmers Almanac predicts a frigid winter with coastal to inland cold, up to 20 degrees below normal in Montana and the Dakotas. Snowy midsection and Northwest expects heavy snows while energy costs rise. Weatherbee cites a long range two year forecast method. skeptics note differing science.
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Caleb Weatherbee
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New England
Weatherbee
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Accuweather Inc
Reeves
National Climatic Data Center
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