Immigrants share refugee stories at Iowa City Catholic Worker House
Two dozen junior high students joined a three day Catholics INSIDE in Action camp at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House to hear migrants and refugees recount escapes from danger in the Congo and Honduras. Rosalinda Velasquez described threats that forced her to flee with her son Leo.
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Congo
Honduras
Iowa City
Catholic Worker House
U.S
Pope Francis
Mount Pleasant man guilty of first degree murder in cold case
Elizabeth Syperda disappeared in 2000 from Mount Pleasant. Her estranged husband Michael Syperda, now 58, was found guilty of first degree murder after a bench trial. The body has never been found, and the verdict was read by Judge Mark Kruse. The case remained active for 18 years.
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Mark Kruse
Henry County
Donna Forshee
Elizabeth
Michael Forshee
Darin
Cedar Rapids Considers Park Alcohol and Tobacco Ban
Cedar Rapids officials weigh banning tobacco and alcohol in city parks including Greene Square after a working group urged measures to curb rowdy behavior. City Council sets a special session at City Hall to discuss the ban and a Linn County funding request for a staff position.
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Greene Square
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First St
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PARKS
Davenport Schools Chief Violates Ethics Code Over Funding Equity
Administrative Law Judge David Lindgren found Davenport Community Schools Superintendent Art Tate violated the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners ethics code by pressing inequities in education funding and recommending breaking state law. The ruling, issued before Tate's Des Moines ethics hearing, leaves punishment undecided.
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