Flags Honor Veterans Day at Cedar Memorial
The Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Commission honors all veterans on a day marking the dedication to the living and deceased. Volunteers compile a list of deceased veterans through April with Cedar Memorial Cemetery plot details, as Jerene Thomas steps down after 41 years and Ste venson takes over.
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Joseph
Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Commission
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
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Parker Miskell
Tyler Blackwell
Marion
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Rapids
Volunteers Needed to Collect Flags at Cedar Memorial
Volunteers are sought Tuesday to gather flags at Cedar Memorial and return them to Veterans Memorial Coliseum storage. Meet organizers at 8 a.m. at Cedar Memorial, 4200 First Ave. NE. The ongoing Memorial Day tribute honors veterans across the cemetery with volunteer support since the 1960s. For details call (319) 368-8536.
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Cedar Memorial
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
First Ave
Calder Strong bone marrow drive aids search for match
Calder was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2016 and relapsed after his 12th birthday. A Be the Match drive at Hoover Elementary in Iowa City invites cheek swabs to expand the donor registry and help find tissue matches for Calder and others in need.
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Bethematch.org
Calder
Colleen Reardon
Iowa
University of Iowa
Grayson
Charlotte
Arden
Brianna Wills
Wills
Hoover Elementary School
E. Court St
Iowa City
Lowa
University of Minnesota
Be the Match
Reardon
Texas
Eclipse as 60 mile wide path draws global science effort
Scientists deploy citizen observers across a vast network to study the sun during the August total eclipse. They aim to reveal details of the sun’s magnetic field and corona while noting that clouds and timing can derail plans and that most viewers won’t need to travel to see the event.
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Shadia Habbal
University of Hawaii
Institute For Astronomy
Jay Pasachoff
Williams College
Massachusetts
United States
Oregon
South Carolina
California move could alter early caucus dynamics
California lawmakers push to move up the primary to gain influence in presidential selection while Iowa officials stress the enduring relevance of the first caucuses. Experts note limited threat to Iowa but acknowledge potential momentum shifts and increased national attention.
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Republican Party of
Iowa
Jeff Kaufmann
California
Republican National Committee
Kaufmann
Democratic Party
Andrea Phillips
Democratic National Committee
Phillips
Scheffler
Chris Larimer
University of Northern Iowa
Hagle
Michigan
Arizona
Florida
Drake University Political Science
Dennis Goldford
Dennis Imper- Goldford
Gold
Drake University
Ford
New Hampshire
Goldford
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