Ministers reflect on loss of space shuttle disaster
Eastern Iowa ministers addressed the Columbia disaster in sermons and prayers as a dismal time. DeLane Wright of Tipton said the event had less immediate impact than 9/11 but prompted reflection on life, fragility, and gratitude. In Cedar Rapids and Iowa City pastors urged prayers for astronauts families and national resilience.
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Wright
Iowa City
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Newman Catholic Student Center
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University of Iowa
Stecher
Marion lawmaker mourns astronaut from homeland
Marion lawmaker Rep Swati Dandekar mourns Kalpana Chawla first Indian born woman in space who died when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart near Texas. Cedar Rapids Friends of India plans memorial with Hindu Temple Association of Cedar Rapids and others. Dandekar notes global loss of seven astronauts.
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United States
Iowa
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Columbia
Texas
Sanjay Jain
Cedar Rapids Friends of India Association
Jain
Rockwell Collins
Space tragedy's impact worries UI scientists
Iowa City astronomers mourn seven space shuttle Columbia victims and fear funding cuts as NASA faces a setback. Cornelia Lang notes the physics and astronomy department relies on NASA support and the tragedy may shake public backing and future research. Paul Good, 23, also expresses sadness over seven people dying on a routine mission.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Lang
NASA
Suit against Hiawatha two officers still in process
The 2001 civil suit by former Linn County Sheriff Orie Workman against the City of Hiawatha and officers Mark Tope and Charles Allaire proceeds in Linn County District Court. A trial scheduling conference is set for May 5. The suit alleges wrongful arrest and denial of constitutional rights after Workman, 58, was jailed briefly following abuse accusations by Tatyana Trezubova, a Russian national on a fiancé visa who had met Workman online and later married another man.
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Tie Workman
Hiawatha
Workman
Mark Tope
Charles Allaire
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Tregubova
Cedar Rapids
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Mungration
Tony Nixon
Springville
Tregubowa
Tel Abernathy
Crie
Shellsburg
New York
Tregu Hova
Russia
United States
Nixon
Elizabeth Rutter
Gazette
Deadline nears to order bricks for vets memorial
Cedar Rapids reports a Friday cutoff to order memorial bricks for the All Veterans Memorial planned in 2003. Bricks costing 39 dollars carry up to three lines and honor diving or deceased veterans. Orders by the deadline will be installed by May 31 at All Veterans Memorial Park. late orders are void for 2003. Call 319 286 5038 for details or to place an order.
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Cedar Rapids
All Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial Commission
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