Cedar Rapids cold case recalls Willie Brooks death
In Cedar Rapids and Linn County a 1999 murder case is revisited as part of a series on cold cases. Matt Denlinger recalls being dispatched to a southeast Cedar Rapids site on the morning of November 27 1999. The article notes Brooks and martial arts interest as context for the ongoing investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Edar Rapids
Matt Denlinger
15Th Street
Denlinger
Willie Brocks
Oak Hill Cemetery
Immigrant Farmworkers Face Election Blues at Upstate Orchard
In August 2023 at Perpiglia Farms in upstate New York H-2A workers sheltered in employer housing as a union organizer trespassed, prompting a UFW complaint that workers were denied rights. Perpiglia disputes the claim and says it cooperates with the union. The 2024 contest is shaped by immigrant labor and political divides.
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New York
Perpiglia Farms
United Farm Workers
UFW
New York State
Anthony Perpiglia
Midwest
Kamala Harris
Trump
Donald Trump
LaNisha Cassell leads African American Museum of Iowa through revival
LaNisha Cassell, longtime Marion leader now head of the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids, guided a capital campaign and a renovation of the 55 12th Ave SE site. After 18 months closed for restoration and flood-wall work, the museum reopened in May as Cassell built local networks and steered fundraising efforts.
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LaNisha Cassell
African American Museum of Iowa
12Th Ave. SE
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Nell Brocks
Brenna Griffith
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
Willie Brooks
Trish Mehaffey
Brooks
Sky Chaddo
Diana Nollen
Karl Cassell
Karl
Jane Boyd
House
LaNisha
Washington, D.C
Jules Bakery
Marion
Marion Independent School Foundation and Alumni Association
Cassell
Business
Abby
Insight
Iowa Today
Living
MERCY
DR. Vincent Reid
Iowa
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