Mount Vernon community builds resilience after student deaths
Mount Vernon leaders frame death by own action as a societal issue and launch the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Resiliency Project. The effort unites schools, churches, and health professionals to provide resources, trainings, and family programs aimed at prevention and recovery.
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Mount Vernon- Lisbon
Mollie Marti
Marti
Longworth
Lisbon
Eric Krob
Julie Light
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Linn-Mar
Katie Mulholland
Ewell
Deb Herrmann
Herrmann
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Iowa Department of Public Health
DeAnn Decker
Columbia University
National Institute of Mental Health
Iowa Ames straw poll looms with big names and high bets
The Ames straw poll draws attention from national figures as Bachmann and Pawlenty face stakes on August 13. Nine candidates including Gingrich Romney Huntsman Santorum Cain Paul and Bachmann reserve spots with a write-in option. Debates precede voting and organizers predict strong media turnout and substantial regional economic impact.
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Karl Malone
Utah
Orrin Hatch
Arkansas
Mike Huckabee
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Free Bird
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Ames
Huckabee
Thompson
Malone
Hatch
Lamar Alexander
Dan Quayle
Elizabeth Dole
U.S
Ron Paul
Texas
Des Moines
Nesota
Michele Bachmann
Tim Pawlenty
Iowa
Bachmann
Cary Covington
Massachusetts
Mitt
Romney
Pawlenty
Dave Peterson
Iowa State University
New York
Donald Trump
GOP
Jon Huntsman
China
Obama
Strawn
Norway attacks leave many dead and police face slow response
The report details a bombing in Oslo killing seven and a youth camp shooting on Utoya island with at least 82 dead. Police describe transport problems and delayed response with a SWAT team reaching the scene after an hours delay. Breivik is charged under terror law and arraignment is pending.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Oslo
Utoya Island
Festo
Breivik
NTB
Sveinung Sponheim
Sponheim
Utoya
Labor Party
Oslo University Hospital
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Nick Longworth
St. Luke’s Hospital
Vernon
Search Institute
Sean Herrmann
Gruver-Pandich
Meredith
Hinesdochterman
Sourcemedia
Katie Mulholland Linn
Mar
Pam Ewell
Fox News
Matt Strawn
Republican Party of
Iowa Republican Party
Julie Weeks
Sue Dvorsky
Iowa Democratic Party
Boshart
Sourcemedia Net
Tim Hagle
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