Life is kids and careers in rural Iowa family
Jackie and Roger Fleming, with daughters Tiernan and Cassidy, balance full time work with active parenting. They moved from Cedar Rapids to Amana to gain time for Brownies meetings, religious education, music lessons, and community service. They emphasize environmental care, education, citizenship, and family involvement in daily life.
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Achette
Buzz Orr
Cassidy Fleming
Tiernan
Roger Fleming
Jackie Kessenich
Cindy Hadish
Hey
Poppy
Florida
Jackie
Roger
Cassidy
Amana
Cedar Rapids
Twins face life and death choices in conjoined surgery
In Iowa City, Charm Gallup and Chauncey Harrison weigh separating triplet daughters Rhassaney and Destiney Harrison born May 7 at University Hospitals. Doctors at UI Hospitals believe surgical separation can save both lives but require months of growth and a hard parental decision.
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Angela
Amy Lakeberg
Maraskas
Loyola University Chicago Medical Center
Gallup
Chauncey Harrison
Fort Madison
University Hospitals
U of I
Rhassaney
Destiney Harrison
Rebels seize Kinshasa as Kabila proclaims victory
Rag tag rebels enter Zaire capital amid cheering crowds. Laurent Kabila declares himself president and vows a transitional government within days and a new constitution in 60 days. Mobutu Sese Seko departs for exile in Morocco. loyalists flee as government troops abandon the city. The rebels also threaten to rename the country the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Laurent Kabila
Mobutu Sese Seko
Morocco
Africa
Mobutu
Rabat
Kabila
Lubumbashi
United States
Democratic Republic of Congo
Grad’s global plan stems from bold travels and study
Ri ma Vesely a University of Iowa journalism student from Chicago hosts lofty aims after a Venezuela trip showed her a broader world. She is an alternate Fulbright finalist to South Africa to study post apartheid teaching and wants to run a Guatemala school for a year then start a Haiti project.
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Lyle Muller Ze
Sumson County
Owa
Venezuela
Rima Vesely
Vesely
University of Iowa
Chicago
Midwest
U of I
South Africa
Guatemala
Haiti
Wesely
John Solaski
Hats off to mom and dad at Kirkwood graduation
Michael Elbe of Iowa City adjusts his graduation cap before Kirkwood Community College's commencement at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids. Elbe majored in mechanical engineering. Other graduation photos appear in the 19A 23A section.
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Michael Elbe
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Elbe
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