Rallies in Iowa Support and Question War Efforts
Cedar Rapids hosts two Saturday demonstrations to back U.S. troops in Iraq at First Avenue Collins Road and May's Island, led by Kacey Gallagher and Jan Yanecek. Iowa City Peace Camp hosts a food bank under the banner Food Not War with local student groups. National Guard units from Iowa are mobilizing for deployments to Fort Benning Fort Carson and a possible federal call up. Community members display yellow ribbons in Marian to show support for service members.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Iraq
First Avenue
Collins Road
May's Island
Kacey Gallapher
Marion
Gallagher
Jan Yanecek
May
Yanetek
Iowa City
University of Iowa Pentacrest
University of Iowa
Food Not Bombs
International Socialist Organization
Students Against Sweatshops
Campaign Against War
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered Advance Union
Iowa Army National Guard
2168Th Transportation Company
Sheldon
Iowa
Fort Benning
Guard
L68th Infantry
Council Bluffs
Fort Carson
Colo
Town Army National Guard
133Rd Infantry
Waterloo
Charles City
Dubuque
Qelwein
Iowa Falls
Hampton
Kacey Gallasher
Marian
Brian Burridge
al Quds Army
Saylor
British forces destroy 14 Iraqi tanks near Basra largest since World War I
The report notes British troops destroyed 14 Iraqi tanks near Basra in what is described as their largest such engagement since World War I. Airstrikes hit northern Iraq near Kurdish areas and Republican Guard units as U S and British forces push toward Baghdad.
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Basra
Iraq
Republican Guard
Baghdad
Saddam
Thomas Parker
Kirkuk
Chamchamail
Tallil
Bush International
An Nasiriyat
Umm Qasr
Pentagon
Bush
Blair
Adm
Michael Boyce
Bushcote Defense Staff
Itish
Britain
U.S
Omeed Medhat Mubarak
Wounded soldiers recount attack near An Nasiriyah
Army Sgt. Charles Horgan and Sgt. Jamie Villafane described a Humvee convoy under fire at a bridge in An Nasiriyah. Iraqi attackers disguised as Bedouin fled after soldiers fired, with several surrendering as the unit pursued. Villafane noted uniforms beneath robes and injuries from shrapnel.
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Landstuhl
Germany
Army
Charles Horgan
Iraq
An Nasiriyah
Horgan
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
German Woodlands
U.S
Jamie Villafane
Villafane
Traqi
Iraqi civilians pressed into frontline charges against U S troops
U S military and allied sources describe Iraqi fighters often aged 18 to 35 using improvised weapons and ridges of dirt as they launch human wave charges against Marine positions. Officers compare some to Nazi Black Shirts while noting coercion threats to families and a expanding insurgent role in Basra and central Iraq.
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Iraq
U.S
Ben Saylor
1St Marine Division
Saylor
Dave Nettles
Clarke Lethin
1St Marine
al Quds
West Bank
Palestine
Lethin
Basra
Fedayeen Saddam
Administrators' shortage raises school leaders' pay talks
Cedar Rapids and smaller districts face a shortage of qualified administrators. Cedar Rapids could see about 20 applicants for top posts. College Community and Jann-Mar expect around 30. The survey cites funding pressures, time demands, and politics as major job disincentives, with 12 percent regretting past choices and 27 percent unsure.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
College Community
Jann-Mar
Cedar Ran
Cedar Rapids. i
Being the boss aden
Students read a fragment about leadership roles and classroom interaction with partial phrases noting numbers 38 and 7 and the term Interacting wt. The readable text hints at a school context with unspecified names or events.
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Aden
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Ashareens
State and federal factors shape the era of interest rates
Economic observers note that both state and federal policies influence lending rates. Officials discuss inflation, job data, and debt levels as key drivers. Analysts warn small shifts can affect consumer borrowing and business investment.
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