Iowa Christians Help Katrina Victims In Slidell Cleanup
Twenty young Iowa Salt group members from Mars Hill Church Coralville assist Slidell residents cleaning mud and debris after Hurricane Katrina. They load unload trucks deliver relief supplies and haul soggy belongings to the curb while praising the community effort and storm victims.
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Ames
Kirkwood Community College
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Gazette
Lidell
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Lake Pontchartrain
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Coralville
Iowa State University
New Orleans Shows Signs of Life After Katrina
In New Orleans cleanup began as relief workers cleared streets and a hospital resumed operations. President Bush visited aboard the USS Iwo Jima while authorities increased recovery efforts and officials warned the death toll would be lower than early forecasts.
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Memorial Medical
Bush
Iwo Jima
Gulfport
Miss
Louisiana
John Zeller
California National Guard
Army
Russel L. Honore
CNN
Iowa City school board race features five candidates
After six years on the Iowa City board Lauren Reece declines re election citing fresh enthusiasm. This fall five candidates compete for three seats as other districts face contested races while 60 percent of Iowa districts report no contests. The Cedar Rapids and Marion districts also have races.
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Iowa City
Lauren Reece
Reece
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa Association of School Boards
IASB
Debate on life imprisonment for teenagers in Iowa
Kris tina Fetters began a life sentence at 15 after killing her great aunt in Polk County. She is among 471 inmates serving life for murder who were under 18 at the time. Dubuque County seeks to try Alberta Wilmer, 14, as an adult for first degree murder, potentially making her one of the youngest in an Iowa adult prison. Representative Lance Horbach questions lifelong prison for a 15 year old.
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Kristina Fetters
Iowa Correctional Institution For Women
Mitchellville
Christoph Trappe
Gazette
Fetters
Polk County
Dubuque
Alberta Wilmer
April Johnson
Wilmer
Iowa
Lance Horbach
R-Tama
House Justice System
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