Friend says murder suspect a good man in Cedar Rapids case
Douglas Neumann Gazette staff writer Ronald Downs faces federal first degree murder and firearm charges for the killing of mail carrier Gloria Heising in Cedar Rapids. Witnesses place him awaiting Heising outside his son Ronald Downs Jr’s home before firing on the street.
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Douglas Neumann
Gazette
Ronald Downs Sr
Margaret Bails
Cedar Rapids
Downs
Gloria Heising
Mount Vernon
Bails
25Th St
Arizona
Heising
36Th St. NE
Ronald Downs Jr
U.S
Stephen Rapp
Slaying renews call for tougher stalking laws
Gloria Heising was killed while delivering mail in Cedar Rapids. Co workers say she lived in fear of Ronald Downs Sr who harassed her previously. The case revives discussion in Iowa on strengthening stalking penalties and proof in domestic cases.
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Douglas Neumann
Gloria Heising
Bob Jones
Heising
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Larry Greco
New Glory and the Promise of Community
The passage reflects on how much has changed in families, economies, and towns and argues that in times of insecurity people seek home through a revived sense of community. It asks who the nation is and who it will become, centering on shared values and civic bonds.
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Covenant
A growing sense of community
AP report from ADUCAH KY follows Roy Trimble's Little Castle round-table as regulars discuss a national mood. Stubby leads with a claim that America is a mess, citing headlines and media, then debate shifts to coming of age and social responsibility.
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Aducah
Stubby
America
Geraldo
Washington
You
Roy Trimble
Little Castle
Dick McNeil
Neighborhood seeds unite Cedar Rapids youths for beautified blocks
Mound View Neighborhood Association distributes marigold packets to 1,300 area schoolchildren from three schools. President Joe Nosek says the effort sparks neighborhood pride as families plant flowers and restore a once rundown area northeast of Coe College.
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Joe Nosek
Mound View
Tom Fruehling
Sazette
Rand Deeds
Joe
Nosek
Coe College
Mound View Group
Lois
A Ave. NE
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids records coldest January 15 in history
Cedar Rapids hit 23 degrees below zero on Saturday, a record low surpassing 1929, with Mason City and Burlington posting extremely cold readings. The cold caused a two hour power outage affecting 1 024 customers and raised frostbite concerns at local hospitals.
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Lynn M. Tefft
Vazette
Alaska
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Colleen Dykes
SES Utilities
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dentist Uses TV News Camera for Patient Teeth
Cedar Rapids dentist showcases the latest high tech gear a camera monitor system that displays patients teeth on a screen during procedures highlighted in Health and Science in Monday's Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
Health & Science
Gazette
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