Rainy Day Musings From Cedar Rapids to Monticello
Thoughts on a rainy Iowa day touch on Crest Park leaves at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids and an upcoming Great Pumpkin display in Monticello. The piece notes community forums with women leaders Judy Tuetken Carolyn Seeley and Joy Adams and mentions Cathy Jo Bohlken murder probes and a fatal police shooting in Farley. It ends with a plug for the Gazette online forum Flona and Dave Rasdal’s column schedule.
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Iowa
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Florida
Jack Frost
Anamosa
Tom Norlin
Monticello
Judy Tuetken
Carolyn Seeley
Joy Adams
Judy
Riverside Gardens
Mary Kay Ackermann
Mary Kay
Monticello Police Department
Cathy Jo Bohlken
Cathy Jo
Lary Morgan
Anna Marie Emry
Grinnell
Brighton
Morgan
Dale Tauke
Farley
Dale
Dubuque
Gazette
Flona
A hand up not a handout in Eastern Iowa struggle
Don Maniccia of HACAP discusses how community action programs act as the army in Lyndon Johnson's anti poverty fight now facing homelessness and job shifts in Eastern Iowa. He notes 1 000 programs nationwide serving 98 percent of counties, aiding about 30 million over 30 years amid poverty causes like unemployment and health issues.
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Iowa
Don Maniccia
Hawkeye Area
HACAP
Maniccia
Linn
Benton
Johnson
Jones
Washington
HACAP aid network fights poverty across Iowa regions
Joy Davis describes poverty’s effects on children and self esteem while HACAP emphasizes a multiagency effort. The Inn Circle program in Cedar Rapids offers two years of HACAP apartments to help families finish school gain employment and save money for a stable future.
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Joy Davis
Operation Now
Maniccia
Davis
Seene
Cedar Rapids
Washington High grad wins $30000 Truman Scholarship
Amanda Merryman, a Stanford economics senior and Washington High School alumna, won the Truman Scholarship for public service potential. She is one of 80 nationwide recipients and plans graduate study with the aid. She credits her high school teachers, especially Francis McMann, for instilling civic duty and curiosity.
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Amanda
Washington High School
Francis McMann
Stanford
McMann
Amanda Merryman
Cedar Rapids
Stanford University
California
Truman
Merryman
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
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