Maya Angelou speaks to full UNI crowd on diversity
Maya Angelou addressed a capacity audience in the 1600 seat Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. The 72 year old poet and civil rights activist urged listeners to lay down ignorance and reflected on black history through poetry and humor during a 90 minute talk. Her works include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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Cindy Cullen
Chapman Gazette Arts & Entertainment
Cedar Falls
Maya Angelou
Gallagher-Bluedorn
University of Northern Iowa
Angelou
Former employee robs Cedar Falls business then injures self
A Cedar Falls robbery at Cover Up Industries ended when the suspect, a former employee, fired his own gun during a getaway. James M. Greene, 39, was wounded by the weapon and hospitalized at Covenant Medical Center after driving from the scene to Sartori Memorial Hospital. Police say he may have fled with cash before the accidental self-inflicted gunfire. The robbery occurred at 12 40 p m with the suspect demanding money at gunpoint.
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Waterloo
James M. Greene
Covenant Medical Center
Cover Up Industries
Cedar Falls
the and Window Company
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Covenant
Construction Worker Injured by Electrical Shock at Quaker Oats Plant
A Blahnik Construction employee, Sproston, suffered an electrical shock while working on the third floor of the Quaker Oats plant at 418 Second St NE in Cedar Rapids. He was hospitalized in fair condition after contact with an electrical conduit when his tool cut through the floor.
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Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Sproston
Blahnik Construction
Quaker
Second St. NE
Dan Wombolt
Residents sue to block Decorah Wal-Mart flood plain fill
A group of Decorah residents filed in Winneshiek County District Court to stop Wal-Mart Stores Inc from building a 184 000 square foot supercenter along the Upper Iowa River arguing the fill in the flood plain was not properly permitted. They seek to void the City Council’s Sept 15 decision approving the fill and a stay hearing is set for Sept 22. Wal-Mart counters the project meets approvals and will contest the suit.
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News Vurre
Decorah
Wal-Mart
Winneshiek County
Council
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Iowa River
Freeport Road
Rick Zahasky
Frank Holland
Norwin Nesheim
Jaerdis Nesheim
Loyal Rue
Marilyn Rue
James Fritz
Elizabeth Fritz
Nesheims
Rues
Fritzes
Holland
Oppo
Karl Knudson
Board of Adjustment
John Bisio
Bentonville, Ark
Bisio
Wal- Mart
DNR
Corps of Engineers
Dream takes shape at Devonian Fossil Gorge outdoor classroom
CRALVILLE LAKE The long awaited outdoor classroom at the Devonian Fossil Gorge will open to the public by early November. It had been scheduled to open in July.
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John Kenyon Gazette
Cralville Lake
Fossil Gorge
Coralville Lake plans push forward despite funding delays
After funding problems delayed the Coralville Lake project, construction has begun on the main parts. Devonian Fossil Gorge Inc. president Tom Woodruff says six to eight weeks remain, with the site to become an education center about fossils from 375 million years ago found at the gorge.
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Tom Woodruff
Devonian Fossil Gorge Inc
Ron Earnest
Rohnz Inc
Jim Mellecker
Knutson Construction
Coralville Lake
Voters cast ballots at unusual polling place in Malcom area
Voters in the Grinnell Newburg district will vote Tuesday at Poweshiek County Transfer, a scalehouse facility, not the transfer station. County Auditor Jo Wray calls it a very nice, odor free polling site. Jasper County voters in Oakland Acres vote at the country club.
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James Q. Lynch
Malcom
Grinnell-Newburg
Poweshiek County
Jo Wray
Wray
Jasper County
Oakland Acres Country Club
Oelwein Women Host 21st Annual Japanese Luncheon
Oelwein Goodwill Auxiliary hosts a Japanese luncheon at the Knights of Columbus Hall serving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds around 2000 dollars aid Goodwill consumers in Fayette, Buchanan, Delaware and Clayton counties. Volunteers include a war bride and families with disabled relatives.
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Oelwein Goodwill Auxiliary
Chibby
Roy
Oelwein
Minnesota
Mary Reed
Mary Lou McClain
Sean
Knights of Columbus
South
Frederick Ave
Katie O'Brien
Fayette
Buchanan
Delaware
Clayton
Guanan
Goodwill
Nina Brickman
Oelwein Goodwill Industries
Inabel Falck
Stanley
Stanley School
Katie O’brien
Liz McMillan
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Buzz Orr Knutson
Gary Bailey
Davenport
Fossil
Taste of
Japan
Elwein
Dave Rasdal
Ramblin
Gazette
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