Iowa troops heading to Afghanistan for yearlong mission
About 700 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers are deployed to Afghanistan for reconstruction, security, and combat patrols with Task Force 168. The unit draws from 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry across 22 communities and includes about 80 Minnesota guardsmen. Training at Fort Hood focused on threats like IEDs and snipers.
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Iowa
Afghanistan
Iowa Army National Guard
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168Th Infantry
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Carroll
Corning
Glenwood
Shenandoah
Denison
Minnesota
Army National Guard
Iraq
Iowa town rally aims to save Alvin Straight home
The Straight Home Restoration Committee plans a June 5 fundraiser including a 6.5 mile lawn mower ride, parade, softball game, and picnic to repair and secure the vacant house of Alvin Straight the man who rode a 1966 John Deere mower 280 miles to visit a sick brother in Wisconsin. The city warned demolition unless repairs are done.
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Alvin Straight
Iowa
Wisconsin
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Laurens
Aurens
Blue River
Wis
Peter Hong
Straight Home Restoration Committee
Hong
Sentimental attachments shape plans for road widening project
Chipokas plans a viable redevelopment by buying two homes on Memorial Drive north of the project site. He says the road work reduced development potential along a 45 foot land strip and notes his parents owned the former Duchess Cleaners building since the 1950s. David Schulte, nearby resident, rents part of the Duchess space to The Money Store and awaits remaining lease. The city has acquired five residences and sold back all but one vacant lot at Mount Vernon Road and Memorial Drive, with neighboring owners seen as best buyers.
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David Schulte
Mount Vernon Rd
Schulte
Money Store
Mount Vernon Road
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Scarborough blasts Kerry Vilsack at Iowa Lincoln Day Dinner
TV host Joe Scarborough accused the media of visceral hatred toward President Bush and warned the November election would decide U S freedom. He called John Kerry dull and faulted his war and policy stances while warning of a looming threat if Iraq and terrorism are not addressed. He also suggested Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack would be a tax-raising running mate.
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Cato Institute
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Scarborough
John Kerry
Florida
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
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Vilsack
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