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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 2006
Page
1
Ken Owens, his wife Berlinda and son Zachary moved into a new housing development three years ago. He organized an annual block party with barbecue and games to help neighbors connect, drawing visitors from beyond the area.
Two African-American men in the Corridor exemplify leadership on Martin Luther King Day. One serves as Iowa City’s new mayor, the other influences his neighborhood church and workplace. Owens stresses neighborhood quality and shares a personal memory of hardship and responsibility.
Ross Wilburn, newly elected mayor of Iowa City, visits Johnson County Crisis Center to connect with the community. The 41 year old exec director describes 45 to 50 hour weeks balancing the center budget and hands on work feeding families, signaling a hands on leadership style and a push for diversity.
After a 2.9 billion mile journey, the Stardust capsule landed in Utah desert with a tiny amount of comet dust, the first samples from a comet returned to Earth. NASA researchers cheered as the capsule appeared at 1:57 a.m., filmed by a NASA DC-8 crew.
Scientists report a milestone in space exploration as a sample from comet dust falls to Earth, offering insights into the early solar system. The airborne mission, conducted near Mountain View, California, aims to capture material formed 4.6 billion years ago and help explain the origin of water and carbon-based compounds on Earth.
A University of Iowa campus scene describes a pedestrian stepping into traffic near the Pappajohn Building. The bystander stops the man, who mutters and leaves, illustrating the daily collision risk between pedestrians and vehicles in college towns.
The Iowa Department of Transportation notes many pedestrians are struck in university towns like Iowa City as thousands of students walk daily, contributing to a rising number of fatalities and injuries.
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