Food banks in Corridor show mixed fortunes in 2005
Linn County pantries remain well stocked through the holidays, aided by income and food inflows, while the Crisis Center Food Bank in Iowa City faces bare shelves and rising demand for 2006. Executives note donations are down, forcing more purchases.
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Dick Hogan
the Gazette
Linn County
Crisis Center Food Bank
Iowa City
Food Bank
Dayna Ballantyne
Linn
Johnson
Ross Wilburn
Iowa City Food Bank
National emergency food aid rises in 24 city survey
A nationwide survey by the U S Conference of Mayors and Sodexho tracks a 12 percent jump in requests for emergency food aid across 24 cities. About half of December recipients were under 18, with the center averaging about 100 daily served.
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U.S. Conference of Mayors
Sodexho
Wellman man faces life in prison on kidnapping for prostitution
Demont Bowie, 26, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to kidnapping a Minnesota runaway 18 year old girl last St Patrick s Day and forcing her to perform prostitution in Iowa. The case spans Wellman Williamsburg and Cedar Rapids with additional state charges anticipated.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Wellman
Minneapolis
St. Patrick’s
Iowa
Demont Bowie
U.S. District Court
Williamsburg
U.S
C.J. Williams
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Williams
Minnesota
M.B
Duane Crock
the Gazette
Dement Bowie
Bowie
Emotions of Sago mining tragedy test faith
The Gazette reports that a West Virginia mining disaster near Sage Mine left 13 families in deep grief after initial hopes of survivors turned to tragedy. Clergy, including Rev. Nick Longworth, reflect on faith’s challenge as communities cope with loss and seek meaning amid sorrow.
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Carly Bosser
The
Gazette
West Virginia
Geta
Sage Mine
Nick Longworth
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Iowa man’s podcast captures a winter soundscape
Cedar Rapids artist Mark Rushton released a twenty two minute podcast of Iowa winter sounds recorded during a severe cold snap. Tracks include Minus Eleven Winter Wind Chimes Advisory and Drift Higher. Meteorologist Joe Winters notes the openers evoke cold winds and snow on a frozen pond.
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Rushton
Joe Winters
Kcrg-Tv
Winters
Ambient music fills an on line podcast niche
The article explains podcasts as automatic feeds of audio or video via the Web on a subscription basis. It notes Rushton’s majority ambient style resembles movie soundtrack background rather than pop songs and mentions automatic downloads to iPods or PCs for use while working or studying.
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Rushton
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