Injured Iowan heads for Germany
Iowa National Guard Sgt. Peter Bieber of Nora Springs suffered shrapnel wounds to his back and leg and a shattered left hand in a mortar attack that killed Spc. Joshua Knowles of Sheffield near Bagdad International Airport. Bieber was en route to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center after one hand surgery.
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Mason City
Iowa National Guard
Iraq
Germany
Peter Bieber
Nora Springs
Floyd County
Kris Bieber
Bieber
Spc
Joshua Knowles
Sheffield
Franklin County
Baghdad International
Knowles
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Cedar Rapids Guard unit mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom
Cedar Rapids based Bravo Company 334th Forward Support Battalion and 74 Iowa Army National Guard members are to be mobilized for 18 months. Three other Iowa units join in active duty including Davenport units and Storm Lake artillery. Spokesman Maj Greg Hapgood says the Cedar Rapids unit provides service maintenance for wheeled vehicles communications equipment and weapons and handles logistics planning.
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Bravo
334Th
Iowa Army National Guard
Guard
Greg Hapgood
Iowa
334Th Forward Support Battalion
Davenport
34Th Infantry Division
Division Artillery
Storm Lake
834Th Engineer Company
Hapgood
Cedar Rapids
Couple's Iraq deployment a family test and brave act
Staff Sgt. Jack Wilson and his wife Kristie of the Iowa National Guard's 234th Signal Battalion face separate postings in Tikrit and Mosul while caring for their daughter Breanna with help from grandparents. On a convoy near Baghdad, Wilson halted a suspected IED and helped secure the area before it was neutralized by Explosive Ordnance Disposal, earning a medal nomination from fellow soldiers.
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Jack Wilson
Tikrit
Iraq
Wilson
Kristie
Iowa National Guard
234Th Signal Battalion
Mosul
Kevin Randle
Baghdad
Cedar Rapids
22Nd Signal Brigade
Breanna
Center Point
Marion
Andrew
Aric
Florida
Gander Mountain
Westdale Mall
EOD
Gazette Forum Tackles Minimum Wage Barriers in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette hosts a community forum at Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library at 7 PM examining obstacles of low wage workers in housing health care and child care. Panel includes Rollie Lobsinger Chris Carman and Dr William Galbraith with Mark Bowden moderating. The event is free and tied to Greater CR Reads Nickel and Dimed.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
America
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St. SE
Rollie Lobsinger
The
Mida
Merica Housing Partnership
Chris Carman
Linn County Child Development Center
William Galbraith
Community Health Free Clinic
Mark Bowden
Gazette
Barbara Ehrenreich
Former Sen Fiegen Runs for Open Iowa Senate District 40
Former Iowa Senator Tom Fiegen of Clarence announces a bid for the open Senate District 40 seat covering Cedar County and parts of Muscatine and Johnson counties. The 45 year old bankruptcy lawyer and economics lecturer seeks to win against Rep Jim Hahn while noting his advocacy for farmers and families.
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Sen
Fiegen
James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Tom Fiegen
Clarence
Iowa
Cedar County
Muscatine
Johnson Counties
Iowa Senate
Richard Drake
Senate
Drake
Jim Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Jack Rife
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C.r.-Based
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Kevin D. Randle
Peter J. Demps
Minnesota National Guard
Angie Norton
M.A
CCCA
Ron G. Hageman
Sara Clarke
COCA
Cheryl Frankenburg
Audio
E.N.T. Physicians
Kevin Carpenter
M.D
Jeffrey Krivit
Scott Huebsch
Mary Susan Pruzinsky
Physicians' Clinic of Iowa
Maie Construction
James.lynch
Gazettecommunications.com
Clarence Democrat
Ake
Ginsberg
SK GN
SRC Org
Washington Street
Iowa City
Governor Square
Des Moines
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