Children testifiers face long shadows after trials
The piece recalls Donyeal Galbreath once nine, now twenty, whose father's murder in 1983 put him on the stand. It contrasts his experience with Robbie Morgan and Lindsey Wilson, child witnesses in later Cedar Rapids and Lee County cases. The article notes the lasting impact of testimony on their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donyeal Galbreath
Myron
Destiny
Galbreath
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Willie Barney
Barney
Linn County
Robbie Morgan
Lee County
Robbie
Washington County
Anna Marie Emry
Houghton
Lary Morgan
Anna Marie
Lindsey Wilson
Tammi
Brian Sillick
Sillick
Lindsey
Baseball owners press Congress over antitrust exemption
In Washington, minor league owner Art Silber warned Rep. Jim Moran that revoking baseball antitrust protections could jeopardize the Prince William Cannons and even a potential major league team in northern Virginia. Moran, who paused a bill to roll back the exemption after Silber’s Feb. 1 visit, notes broader lobbying by owners backing a move against the exemption amid a pending strike resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Jim Moran
Virginia
Congress
Moran
Prince William
Cannons
Art Silber
Baltimore
Supreme Court
Northern Virginia
Clinton
Silber
Oklahoma man declared dead resurfaces at funeral
Jim Snodgrass was listed as dead after an ulcer and heart attack diagnosis at an Oklahoma City hospital. Pallbearers were chosen and mourning proceeded before staff called to apologize for a naming error. Snodgrass survived, and his daughter says the scare brought renewed appreciation and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ussa
Okla
Jim Snodgrass
Terri Crawford
Oklahoma City
Crawford
Snodgrass
Debra Colombe
Wacky Winter Olympics postponed by cold in Marion
Eastern Iowans faced single digit temperatures on Saturday with wind chills topping minus 44 to minus 43 degrees in Cedar Rapids. State Patrol and sheriff's dispatchers reported a quiet weekend as shelters opened for stranded residents and Willis Dady Emergency Shelter offered warm space.
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Cedar Rapids
State Patrol
Patrol
Iowa
Gordy Merritt
Willis Dady
Fourth Ave
Today’s Chuckle Lefts and rights joke
A light humor item notes that many worry about their rights while few care about their lefts, poking fun at attention bias with a playful quip.
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By Rick Smith
Dongeal Galbreath
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Capitol Hill
Durham
N.C
Spokane
Wash
Bud Shorstein
Bob Graham
D-Fla
Oklahoma
Laure Lewis
Chloe
Lewis
National Weather Service Gazette Graphic
John Pendygraft
Gazette Intern
Des Moines
Dubuque
Sioux City
Waterloo
Life
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