Derailment Survivor Surprised by Narrow Escape in Iowa
At Hey Laundromat in Webster City an 83 year old laundry manager, Bern Huisinga, survived when a 75 car freight derailment smashed the building. He was pulled from rubble after an hour, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung, and airlifted to Mercy Hospital Des Moines for treatment. The incident remains under investigation by Union Pacific.
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Officials confront hate mail over English language resolution
Marshall County officials report letters branding them Nazis after the September 26 vote to require all county records and correspondence to be in English. The move drew state and national criticism and spurred a public hearing by the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs as part of its annual report to legislators.
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Marshall County
Gordie Johnson
Elizabeth Salinas Newby
Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs
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Marshall County official clarifies language rights resolution
Johnson explains the resolution does not alter Miranda rights, does not require removing bilingual postings, and does not make speaking other languages a crime in Marshall County.
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