Columbus Day Notebook of Local Government and Events
On Columbus Day October 8 2001 federal offices close while city and county offices stay open. Linn County hosts multiple meetings including supervisors work session and Continuum of Care steering, plus school board and city council sessions across Cedar Rapids Hiawatha Marion Lisbon and other towns. Regional meetings cover numerous county boards of supervisors and school boards with public library and neighborhood association events. Halloween and exhibits add community activities from Goblin Get-Ups to WWI B 17 tours and music at Coe College and University of Iowa venues along with farmers markets and clinic offerings. Continuous scores, lottery updates, and event times noted.
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Columbus Day Federal
Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Administrative
Linn County Continuum of Care Steering Committee
Willis Dady Emergency Center
4Th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids School Board
Hiawatha Board of Adjustment
Albumett City Council
Coggon City Council
Fairfax Planning and Zoning Commission
Fairfaix Public Library
Lisbon City Council
Marion Independent School Board
S. 15Th St
Marion Public Library
Oakhill Jackson Neighborhood Association
Jane Boyd
14Th Ave
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Tipton
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Anamosa
Allamakee
Postville School Board
Mott High School
Sigourney School Board
Tri-County Board of Education
Thornburg
van Home City Council
City Hall
Decorah
Earlville
Edgewood
Elkader City Council
Jesup
Maquoketa
Mechanicsville City Council
Oelwein City Council
Oelwein School Board
Stanwood
Stormont School Board
Arlington
Toledo
Walford
West Delaware School Board
Manchester
Western Dubuque School Board
Drexler Middle School
Farley
Wilton
Wyoming City Council
Garnaville
Guernsey
South Winneshiek
Ossian Center
Turkey Valley
Jackson Junction
West Central School Board
Maynard
Williamsburg
Gas can focus in Memmer murder trial in Iowa City
The first degree murder trial of 26 year old Jonathan Memmer centers on a red gas can linked to the March 19 1999 apartment fire. Testimony includes a hardware store clerk and a police officer who recall a man resembling Memmer with a gas can.
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Erin Jordan Gazette
Iowa City
Jonathan Memmer
Memmer
Laura Watson-Dalton
Creston
Maria Lehner
Belton
S. van Buren St
Apt
Johnson County
J. Patrick White
White
van Buren
Watson-Dalton and Lehner
Cornell panel to discuss Mideast Asia issues at campus event
Cornell College hosts a 6 to 7:30 pm panel in Shaw Lounge The Commons on Islam in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Speakers include Bill Rossey president of Midamar Corp Ken MacDonald University of Iowa visiting professor and Maureen Fittig Cornell registrar. The event is free and part of leadership program series responding to the New York Washington attacks.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Pakistan
United Arab Emirates
Shaw
the Commons
Rossey
Midamar Corp
Cedar Rapids
Cornell Board of Trustees
Cornell
Ken MacDonald
University of Iowa
Maureen Fittig
Cornell Regis
Trar
Zayed University
New York
Washington
Leadership Programs Office
Tonehar
Laura Seagren
Iowa
Fort Leonard Wood
Laura
Iowa City West High School
Iowa National Guard
134Th Medical Company
Parents face anxious months as troops head to Afghanistan
Families across Iowa fear for loved ones in military service amid talk of a naval ship serving as a floating base and potential deployment to Afghanistan. Veterans and parents compare memories of past conflicts with current anxieties, while cadets at West Point await updates as security tightens.
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Afghanistan
Brooks
Dechant
van Gorp
Sean-Paul van Gorp
West Point
Sean-Paul
Hudson Bay
M.p.’S
Iowa Students Debate Response to Bombing Theme
In Iowa City UI students mixed views on a potential escalation while others at Lindale Mall urged a swift reaction. Devin Smith and Jamie Ariana voiced cautious support and concern, while John Tigan urged restraint.
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Jamie Ariana
Naperville
John Tigan
Marion
Lindale Mall
Tigan
Afghan civilians face hunger as aid groups withdraw
Burns warns air strikes may cripple relief efforts in Afghanistan and predicts deaths if food delivery stops. With aid agencies pulling out, widows in Kabul and other Afghans risk starvation as climate of hardship deepens.
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Sion
Burns
Afghanistan
Kabul
Muslims in Cedar Rapids condemn violence call for justice
Hassan Igram of the Islamic Center in Cedar Rapids says Muslims seek justice for the Sept 11 attacks while denouncing violence. The center reports support and no local problems, with an Oct 21 open house to educate the public. Imam Ahmed Elkhaldy says a forthcoming statement will be released.
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Cindy Hadish
Cedar Rapids
Hassan Igram
Igram
Islamic Center
Afghanistan
New York
Washington
First Ave
Ahmed Elkhaldy
Response to airstrikes muted in New York City
Workers at the World Trade Center in New York uttered no cheering when the United States bombed Afghanistan. The mood was intensely serious as the news spread through the site.
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N.Y
Ees Aus
Red Cross official recalls tense New York aftermath
Cedar Rapids government liaison Peter Teahen describes ground zero workers as exhausted and frightened amid high alert in New York after the attacks. He notes fear of retaliation and a tense city mood while Columbus Day events loom and residents stay cautious.
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Pep
Peter Teahen
Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross
Teahen
Ground Zero
World Trade Center
Pakistan
Palestine
Pentagon
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Kenwood Park
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J St
Cedar Rapids Public Library
PS Air
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Aebersold
Neilweem
King Chapel
Rene Lecuona
Clapp
Willie Nelson
Paramount Theatre
U.S. Cellular Center
Jean Steinshouer
Willa Cather
Flannery O'Connor
Daehler-Kitchin
Coe College
Noelridge
Collins Road
Council Street
Coralville
Morrison Park
Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic
Illinois
Erin Jordan
Siona
Iowa Army National Guard
Kyle Kuennan
National Guard
Dubuque
Des Moines
Burlington
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Mideast
Asia
Bill
North Liberty
Ralph
Jane Seagren
Ralph Seagren
Curt van Gorp
Vietnam
Dick Hogan
Dickn
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Zack Kucharski
Zackk
Tyiowa
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