Mom's stroke tests Cedar Rapids family resilience
Lisa Schmidt, a stay-at-home mom and mother of Ben, recounts how a severe stroke in September upended a close Cedar Rapids family. The story traces her early life, marriage to Dan Schmidt, and the stability they enjoyed in the Southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood before the sudden health crisis altered their future.
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Lisa
Dan Schmidt
Cedar Rapids
Tony
Ben
Gazette
Todd Sat
Tom Fruehling
Dan
Perpetual Savings and Loan
Pat
Gary Ellis
Lisa Schmidt
Celestial blast on Comet heads toward Jupiter collision
The so called string of pearls comet accelerates on a collision course with Jupiter with experts uncertain about the outcomes. Health and Science in Monday's Gazette report on celestial dynamics and potential planetary effects.
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Jupiter
Health & Science
Mystery surrounds Kim Jong Il as Pyongyang heir rises
North Korea faces a murky succession as Kim Jong Il, son of Kim Il Sung, appears to have taken over daily rule amid a collapsed economy and looming nuclear questions. He is described as reclusive, speculative, and enigmatic by analysts and defectors.
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Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong II
Los Angeles Times
Tokyo
Kim Jong Il
North Korea
Pyongyang
Avuuul Alid Lllalallol
Kim
Kim Jong
Carlo Baeli
Boost for tech prep in C R
A group of retired business executives launches a 1.8 million fund drive to establish tech prep courses in Cedar Rapids. Steve Chambliss notes schools must change drastically for 21st century life and work, while Walter Hartman coordinates district effort and Paul Shawver chairs the retirees committee.
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John Kirsch
Gazette Education
Steve Chambliss
Cedar Rapids
Walter Hartman
Flood wrecks devastate Americus as youth, homes lost
In Americus Georgia floodwaters from Tropical Storm Alberto claimed 11 of 24 deaths in the area. Wanda Williams recalls losses yet thanks God she survived. Dan Torbert, an electrical contractor, helped rescue seven girls and a woman from a kitchen window and aided others as townspeople mourn.
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Americus, Ga
Wanda Williams
Georgia
Alberto
Reed Crumbliss
First Baptist Church
Dan Torbert
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Southeast Asia
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Val Swint
Aurora
Colo
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Roy Durbin
Durbin
Americus
Torber
Gertrude Porter
Zell Miller
Sam Nunn
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