Parkersburg tornado ten years on a town rebuilt
Angie Reisenrath recalls May 25 2008 when an EF5 tornado leveled Parkersburg destroying 300 buildings and killing nine. About 1 000 people were displaced as a 2 minute path. scars persist in bent church cross stopped clock sapling trees and a school display, with remnants visible but the town largely rebuilt.
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Parkersburg United Methodist Church
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Rebecca F. Miller
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Democrats split over Reynolds sexual bias in Iowa race
In Des Moines six Democratic candidates for Iowa governor attacked Gov. Kim Reynolds over sexual harassment cases in state government. Nate Boulton, a Democratic hopeful, faced sexual misconduct allegations from three women who allowed their names to be used, prompting him to suspend his campaign and consider resignation from the Iowa Senate.
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UI to offer first ever prison classroom course
The University of Iowa will launch Fall year one a course inside Oakdale prison for traditional undergraduates and inmate students to learn together in a program named One Community One Book. The program aims to bridge social cultural and economic gaps between the university and the nearby Iowa Medical and Classification Center.
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