Refugee aid worker recalls Afghanistan ordeal
Melanie Burns of Iowa City recalls years of service with SERVE in Pakistan and Afghanistan during 1994 95. She describes emotional cost and refugees’ trauma while detailing projects in health forestry engineering and solar energy. She later settled in Muscatine and moved to Iowa City with her husband Kevin.
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Marlene Perrin Weere
Dion
Iowa City
Melanie Burns
Afghanistan
Burns
Bethany College
Minneapolis
SERVE
Peshawar
Pakistan
Kabul
Baywatch
Melanie
Kevin Burns
Muscatine
Kevin
Pearl Management Co
University of Iowa
Sunday road work updates from local and state departments
The Gazette lists ongoing and upcoming road projects with expected completion dates, noting late July to mid August timeframes for multiple routes including Mount Vernon Road and 76th Avenue. Some segments list unknown dates and lane restrictions while DOT information is available by phone, fax, or the state DOT web page.
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North Center Point Road
Benton County
Young Road
Lone Tree
Fletcher
Wiley Road
Bettys Grove
Fairchild Road
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Gazette
Mount Vernon Road
O'Connor Road
Mount Veron City Limits
76Th Avenue
Cherry Valley
Lefebvre
Jordans Grove Road
County Home Road
Highway 151
Sawyer
Game Club
Linn Benton Road
Yates Road
Fletcher Road
46Th Street
Ozark
Yardy Drive
Mount Veron Road
32Nd
39Th Streets
Winslow
Indian Creek
Hunters Ridge Roads
Sixth Street
Grand Avenue
Hillview Drive
29Th Avenue
Highland Avenue
Highway 13
First Avenue
Mehaffey
180Th Street
Cottage Reserve Road
Solon
Racine Avenue
Jordan Creek Road
River Street
First Street
Court Street
Coralville
Holiday Road
Oak Hill Cemetery
Windmill Pointe Estates
Oakdale Road
The
DOT
State
Wreary
Me Yia Tur
Em Listy
Iowa Wireless
Lindale Mall
1St Ave
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
Edgewood Rd
Old Capitol Mall
S. Clinton
Coon Creek
the Beeper People Electronic Engineer
St. SW
Flowa Wireless
Iowawireless.com
Wy Co
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Telephone
Jackson
Cedar Valley Wireless
Center Point Ra
Global Wireless
Collins Rd. NE
RP Wireless
3Rd Ave. SF
Fillmore St
Precision Wireless
Marion Bird
Cross Roads Mall
Amancnan VU
16Th Ave
Wireless One
Blairs Forrest Way
Wireless Retail
Sam's Club
Blairs Ferry Rd
Clarence Clarence Telephone Co
Lombard St
Coral Ridge Ave
2Nd St
Decorah
Northeast Iowa Telephone Co
E. Water St
Owa City
Sycamore St
Iona Book and Supply
South
Clinton
Kalona
Kalona Coop Telephone Way
Keystone Keystone Farmer's Coop Telephone
Ebeling’s Electronics
Marion Blvd
South St
North John St
Telephone Co 113
North Page
North Liberty Telephone Co
Liberty Way
Tephone
Palo Coop Telephone
Prairieburg
Prairieburg Telephone
W. Main St
Shellsburg Farmers Mutual
Main St
Victor Coopers Telephone
3Rd St
Wellman Co
8Th Ave
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