Space scientist Don Gurnett’s career spans decades
Vanessa Miller profiles Don Gurnett of the Gazette Garnett who joined an adult model plane club as a youth in Cedar Rapids, graduated in 1957 from St. Patrick’s High School Fairfax, and began a 58 year career at the University of Iowa that enriched global space knowledge and education.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s High School
Fairfax
University of Iowa
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Don Garnett
Aossey family and Midamar face breaking legal woes
A 2006 book highlighted Cedar Rapids based Aossey family and their halal food business Midamar as a symbol of Iowa diversity. Federal agents raided Midamar in 2012 over mislabeling halal products, exposing brewing legal trouble after a 2014 grand jury indictment of Bill Aossey on 19 counts related to misbranding.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Aossey Family
Midamar
Aosseys
Bill Rossey Jr
America
Aossey
60Th Ave
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Malaysia
Indonesia
Bill Aossey
University of Iowa study tracks child hearing loss impact
Haley Walstrom, now 12, participated in a four year study on mild to severe hearing loss in children. The project, first of its kind, follows learning language and social development and was published in Ear and Hearing. Haley and her family from Cedar Rapids shared their experiences to raise awareness and guide future options.
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Haley Walstrom
Ear and Hearing
American Auditory Society
Michele Walstrom
Cedar Rapids
Haley
Michele
Dean
Beth Walker
Communication Sciences
University of Iowa
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