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Your voice- Katie Beckett, CR woman who changed Medicaid, diesKatie Beckett, 34, whose battle with a childhood disease and federal bureaucracy made her a national symbol in the 1980s, died today. Beckett’s death was confirmed by Teahen Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids. Her parents Julie Beckett and Mark Beckett … Continue reading → […]Steve Gravelle/SourceMedia Group News
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Tag Archives: War on Terror
To Think of Injured Brother, Cedar Rapids Girl Shows Feelings Through Footwear
CEDAR RAPIDS – Ask anyone who has raised a daughter. They’ve probably gone through bouts over shoes. New shoes. Bright shoes. Sparkly shoes. Yet Maya Gonlubol, 12, of Cedar Rapids, has a very limited choice in footwear these days. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Injured Soldiers, Iowa Army National Guard, Jacob Hutchinson, War Injuries, War on Terror
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Soldier and Manchester Native Charged With Rape
PORTLAND – Police in Portland, Ore. have arrested two soldiers, including a Manchester native, on rape charges at a local hotel. Investigators say Sgt. Timothy Hartbeck, 22, of Manchester, is facing charges of first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice, War
Tagged Fort Lewis, Manchester, military, rape, Timothy Hartbeck, War on Terror
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Family Travels Across Iowa, Offering Free Portraits Before Iowa National Guard Deployments
Update from Chris Earl at 8:02 p.m.: CEDAR RAPIDS – Susan Shogren Smith may be from Minneapolis but she and her family have gotten to know Iowa far too well this summer. “Mount Pleasant. Algona. Camp Dodge. Shenandoah,” Shogren Smith … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cedar Rapids, Deployments, Iowa National Guard, War on Terror
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Air Force Captain With Eastern Iowa Ties Dies
A website that updated people on the injuries and recovery of U.S. Air Force Captain David Wisniewski now states he died Friday evening. Wisniewski, 31, is the son of Iowa City Regina Activities Director Chet Wisniewski. Last month, Wisniewski was … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Iowa City, Iowa City Regina, military deaths, War on Terror
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Reinbeck Family Hoping Thousands Join Them To Remember Fallen Soldier
REINBECK – Kandie Vaughn says she has spent more than a year getting ready for her Fourth of July events. “I have enough food for 2,000 people,” Vaughn said in her Reinbeck home as she made the final preparations for … Continue reading
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Tagged Fourth of July, military, Reinbeck, Spc. Travis Vaughn, War in Afghanistan, War on Terror
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Dept. of Defense: Waterloo Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense today announced an Iowa soldier has died in Afghanistan. The Pentagon reports Command Sgt. Major John Laborde, 53, of Waterloo died Thursday at the Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. The Department reports Command Sgt. Major Laborde … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, military, War on Terror, Waterloo
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