Chestnut tradition endures from Bosnia to Iowa
Bosnian Americans in Waterloo share roasting and boiling chestnuts as a cherished snack. Iowa's chestnut revival comes from pioneers Tom Wahl and Kathy Dice, who planted trees that now yield about 100 mature Chinese chestnuts, expanding availability beyond past shortages.
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Celeste Dolan
Dan Dolan
Montpelier
Dolans
Iowa
China
Taiwan
Korea
Bosnia
Funda Becirevic
Waterloo
Hurricane Matthew Hits St Augustine Florida Waves Flood Roads
Weather alerts report cars and streets flooded as Hurricane Matthew sweeps along the Florida coast toward St Augustine. The storm intensified earlier but was downgraded to a Category 2 with winds near 120 mph by Friday afternoon.
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bin Botsford
Washington Post
Matthew
St. Augustine
Fla
Florida
Hurricane Matthew churns along Florida coast in near-miss
Hurricane Matthew battered Florida with heavy rain and 100 mph winds then weakened to a Category 2 as Florida dodged the worst. Forecasters warned South Carolina and North Carolina could still face landfall with dangerous conditions looming Friday into Saturday.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Matthew
Florida
Atlantic
United States
South Carolina
North Carolina
Students turn sandbags into reusable shopping bags
Mount Mercy University Enactus leadership club with about 50 students partners to design and produce 2,500 bags from local flood sandbags around Cedar Rapids. Volunteers will empty bags at NewBo Market and recycle sand while using unwashed polypropylene bags.
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy University
Enactus
Derek Siddell
Siddell
NewBo City Market
Third St
Liddell
Ing
Nate Klein
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Dan Williamson
Dan and
Erin Jordan
the Gazette
Georgia
Carolinas
Arelis R. Hernandez and
Mark Berman
Haiti
Derek Liddell
NewBo City
Business 380
Abby
Sports. TV
Peter Peraud
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