Sectarian assault escalates in Baghdad as militias strike
Shiite militias set up checkpoints in a Baghdad neighborhood and killed at least 36 Sunni Arab men in a surge of sectarian violence that widens fears of civil war. Five more U.S. soldiers faced charges tied to a deadly Iraqi case amid car bombs harming a Sunni area and a Shiite mosque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Baghdad
Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki
Tariq Hashimi
Jihad
Iowa legislators summon extraordinary session to override veto
The Iowa Legislature will convene an extraordinary session in Des Moines to consider overriding Gov. Tom Vilsack's June veto of an eminent domain bill. Supporters claim the move protects private property, while opponents argue it could affect economic development and trigger a fall campaign. The session costs taxpayers up to 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Des Moines
81St General Assembly
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Craig Lang
Community programs unite to improve Cedar Rapids home
In Cedar Rapids a multifaceted effort led by neighborhood leader Sandy Bell uses BRIGHTEN to assess a home at 900 Sixth St SE. The program brings together Kirkwood Skills-to-Employment, Summerbuild, Weed & Seed, VISTA, AmeriCorps and more to help the Evans family upgrade their property and empower the Oak Hill Jackson neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Walker
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Learning Center
Kirkwood Community College
Robbie Wright
Washington High School
Mark Rolan
Metro High School
Bob and
Doreen Evans
Oak Hill Jackson
Sixth Street
Edar Rapids
Bob
Sixth St
Brighten
Weed & Seed
VISTA
AmeriCorps
Evanses
Sandy Bell
Bell
Murder trials' human side focuses on lives ruined
Matt Miller reacted to arson convictions in the Kurtus death case and offered forgiveness for Marcus Davis and Stephen Edwards and their families as they are incarcerated. The remark recalls a 30 year old murder trial moment of two mothers, one mourning a son, the other a slain child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Teresa Gage
Jetseta Gage
Trena Gage
Jetseta
Scott County
Davenport
Roger Paul Bentley
Brandon
Bentley
Cedar Rapids
Matt Miller
Kurtus
Marcus Davis
Stephen Edwards
Miller
New London
The
Gazette
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Iowa
Capitol
Far Bureau
By Rick Smith
Wen
Iowa City
Newstrack