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  <title>Bomb threats called in to 2 I.C. pizza places</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:00:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Bomb threats were called in to two downtown pizza places in Saturday night, forcing the evacuation of one and prompting employees at the other to inform customers before going back to business.]]></description>
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  <title>Crews battle fire in Lowden</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:43:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[LOWDEN - Crews are battling a fire in the Cedar County community of Lowden. The Fire Department tells TV9 the fire is at the Old Lutheran School at the corner of 8th and Washington Streets. The fire started around 9:30 Saturday night. KCRG-TV9 has learned that the building is the old Trinity Lutheran School. It was built in 1920 and was used as a parochial school until 1983.KCRG.com and GazetteOnline will have more details as they are made available.]]></description>
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  <title>Amana fireworks postponsed until Sunday</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:00:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[AMANA and#151; Tonightand#146;s fireworks in Amana have been postponed until Sunday.Assistant Amana Fire Chief Chris Herr said the fireworks at Lily Lake, between Middle Amana and Main Amana, had to be rescheduled because rain delayed firefighters from setting up the electronic fireworks show.and#147;We had to make a call and we didnand#146;t think we could get it done,and#148; he said.The fireworks show will go on at the same place, same time, Sunday night.and#147;Usually, itand#146;s about 9:30 p.m.,and#148; Herr said.]]></description>
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  <title>PHOTOS: Celebrating the Fourth of July</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:23:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[UPDATED: Gazette photographers have been out across the region taking photos of Eastern Iowans celebrating the fourth.See the slideshow below. It will be updated throughout the evening.]]></description>
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  <title>PHOTOS: Car fire on Interstate 380</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:34:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Nicole Musgrave sent int two photos of a car fire on Interstate 380 in the norhtbound lanes just south of Cedar Rapids this afternoon.]]></description>
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  <title>His last Fourth of July</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Steve Powerand#146;s dying wish was to help raise the American flags over the Cedar Rapids downtown bridges just one more time.For the first time in more than 20 years, he missed putting them up for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.and#147;Yeah, and some of my vet buddies said they just didnand#146;t look right,and#148; he jokes.Told in January that a brain tumor would probably kill him in a matter of weeks, he never figured heand#146;d make it to the Fourth of July. He is paralyzed on his left side, and his right arm and leg are pretty shaky, too. Heand#146;s blind in one eye and losing sight in the other. When heand#146;s not in bed at the Manor Care Nursing Home, heand#146;s in a wheelchair.But his mind is right. And his patriotic spirit is as high as ever.He knew his longtime buddy and fellow Vietnam veteran Richard Becker would have to carry on without him, assisting the city crews with Fourth of July flag duty.So his family did the next best thing, making sure Power at least got to see the Avenue of the Flags, perhaps for the last time. It was an impromptu little ceremony Thursday afternoon, on a bright sunny day in a shady corner on the west side of First Avenue.Two of Powerand#146;s three adult children were there, along with two sisters and their husbands and his 80-year-old mother, Pat Power. Daughter Alissa had brought her dadand#146;s red, white and blue cap. Power, in his wheelchair, was wearing a shirt with a flag.A lot of tears were shed.and#147;This is a great day,and#148; Power said. and#147;Thanks for doing this for me.and#148;Power says heand#146;s always been a patriotic guy. He enlisted in the Army right out of Kennedy High School in 1969 and was sent to combat in Vietnam in July 1972. He volunteered to stay six months beyond his one-year tour of duty.He was in military intelligence, interrogating enemy captives and plotting troop movements. Like thousands of others, he was exposed to the toxic Agent Orange defoliant while in the jungles of the Central Highlands, which doctors think may have caused his brain tumor.While he married and divorced and raised three kids, he worked steady manufacturing jobs in Cedar Rapids all his life. He also stayed close to veterans.Now 58, he even tried to re-enlist in the military after 9/11. He says he was disappointed when a Marine recruiter turned him down.In addition to putting up flags on the bridges, Power has, for at least the last 10 years, delivered bronze grave markers to the survivors of veterans who die. Frank Nosek of Cedar Rapids had done it for years, and his daughter, Pam, promised him that someone would carry on after he was gone.and#147;I kept them in the trunk of my car,and#148; Power explains. and#147;And when Iand#146;d see a vetand#146;s obit in the paper, Iand#146;d take a marker for the family to the funeral home. Sometimes Iand#146;d have six or seven in a day.and#147;But I think it meant a lot to the families.and#148;Don Tyne, whoand#146;s been close to Power since taking over the office of Veteran Affairs, says few match his friendand#146;s dedication: and#147;Heand#146;s one of those guys who does things for people behind the headlines.and#148;In fact, Tyne says, even though Power lost his home and everything in it in last yearand#146;s flood, he was more concerned with seeing what he could do for other flood victims, especially veterans who were down and out.When Power started having problems standing at work in January, Tyne insisted on taking him to Iowa City to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A biopsy revealed an inoperable brain tumor.and#147;I woke up, and I was paralyzed,and#148; Power remembers. and#147;They donand#146;t know what caused it, maybe just bad luck. But they told me the bright side was I had three or four weeks of quality life with my family.and#148;So Power, not one for self-pity, is living and#151; not dying and#151; one day at a time.Heand#146;s been an active volunteer and member of the Mission of Hope congregation since it formed several years ago. Two months ago, he invited his family to go with him to hear the gospel music group heand#146;s asked to sing at his funeral. Power even gave a little talk, telling his friends and family how much they meant to him.And he said he was ready to die. According to his pastor, Barb Furman, who founded Mission of Hope, and#147;Steve has a real compassion for others. And he has a wonderful attitude about dying. ... He knows heand#146;s right with the Lord and is grateful for what the Lord has given him.and#148;At the very least, Power says, heand#146;s lived to see the flags he loves fly once more.and#147;The way I look at it,and#148; he says, and#147;I was told a long time ago I had a few weeks to live. So every day I wake up, I make the best of it.and#148;]]></description>
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  <title>PHOTOS: A wet, rainy Five Season Race</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:25:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[A record crowd was expected this morning in the wet and rainy conditions for the Alliant Energy Fifth Season Race in downtown Cedar Rapids.See the photos below.]]></description>
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  <title>Got stress? Try 'shaking' it out</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[A handful of women stood in a room at St. Lukeand#146;s Hospital, shaking themselves to feel better.Shaking, breathing, drawing family trees, meditating, journaling, focused visualization exercises and#151; theyand#146;re all ways to reduce stress in a program called Mind Body Medicine, a small but growing network of groups in Cedar Rapids meant for flood victims, soldiers returning from overseas and anyone else who needs to overcome anxiety or depression.and#147;A lot of people thought it would be kind of hokey, because you had to express how you were feeling,and#148; said Kristi Grimm, a former billing and scheduling specialist at St. Lukeand#146;s Hospital who just finished the program and is now planning to start an in-home day care. and#147;I absolutely loved it. It was very, very helpful.and#148;Grimm and her husband had to gut their home in Palo after it flooded a year ago. Combine that work with all the paperwork for Jumpstart, FEMA and all the other government entities involved, then add in a demanding full-time job, and Grimm was stressed.In sessions with other flood victims, she opened up about how hard it was to get everything done, and together, the group took part in relaxation techniques that included meditation, chanting and slow, deep breathing.Once, her group was asked to close their eyes and visualize a lemon. They were to imagine cutting the lemon, and then biting into it. and#147;Some of us, our lips were puckering as we did the exercise,and#148; she said.Nine people in the Cedar Rapids area now have the training to lead a group, and about 45 people have been through or are going through the program, said Judith Pedersen-Benn, a local substance abuse counselor.The idea of the program is to give people natural, alternative tools to manage depression, anxiety and psychological trauma, though Linn County Veterans Affairs Director Don Tyne said it doesnand#146;t purport to replace prescription drugs when theyand#146;re truly needed. Tyne plans to start a group for veterans in August.The Center for Mind-Body Medicine was founded in 1991 by James Gordon, a psychiatrist and clinical professor at Georgetown University. and#147;I just am tired of seeing our veterans come in here and be diagnosed with (post-traumatic stress disorder), but theyand#146;re not going to see somebody for 12 weeks,and#148; Tyne said.Pedersen-Benn sent Tyne a card to go to some training for Mind-Body Medicine. She talked Tyne into going to the training in October. and#147;I was so impressed I went to the advance training in January,and#148; he said.Pedersen-Benn is on the faculty of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. She and other staffers decided to build a network of trainers in Cedar Rapids because of the flood. The center offered discounts for the training, and helped several people apply for a grant from Rockwell Collins to cover the rest of the cost.and#147;I know about the centerand#146;s work, and I knew it would be very helpful here,and#148; he said. and#147;Weand#146;re starting new groups all the time.and#148;]]></description>
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  <title>REVIEW: DeYoung sticks his hits in fine form</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:45:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[CORALVILLE and#151; Under some rain, some shine, Dennis DeYoung whipped up the best of times Friday night at Coralvilleand#146;s 4thFEST. Thousands turned out to hear the voice of Styx create his magic during a 90-minute free concert in S.T. Morrison Park. They danced the robot, they cheered, they sang those familiar lyrics and some dined in style with elaborate homemade picnics and barbecues. Even Miss Iowa, Anne Michael Langguth of Iowa City, whipped out her fiddle for a rousing and#147;Orange Blossom Specialand#148; to kick off the concert.It doesnand#146;t get more Americana than that for a Fourth of July celebration.Chicago native DeYoung, 62, is in fine form. He sounds just as fabulous today as in his former bandand#146;s heyday in the and#146;70s and and#146;80s. The years arenand#146;t always kind to rock and#146;nand#146; roll tenors, but his pure, high tones shot like a rocket through the layers of funky electronics.Although heand#146;s parted company with his former bandmates, heand#146;s assembled a groovy new group with dual guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards and two backup vocalists.Something tells me DeYoung sounds better without Styx than Styx sounds without DeYoung. (Weand#146;ll find out when Styx plays an outdoor show at the Riverside Casino at 8 p.m. Aug. 29.)He is so personable, so comfortable in his own skin, that watching him in action is a delight. He kicks and punches the air with gusto, chats often with the audience, teases the crowd, mugs with tongue in cheek and makes wisecracks about growing older. He knows how to play his fans and, I suspect, reel in some new ones, including some Goth teen headbangers in front of me.He launched the evening with and#147;Grand Illusion,and#148; his tenor soaring through the air, promising great things to come. As the song wound down, he stepped behind his synthesizer and laid out a delicate, tinkling piano line that segued into one of his biggest hits, and#147;Lady.and#148; Things didnand#146;t stay gentle for long, as DeYoung and the band blasted into all out rocker mode. Blistering guitar licks continued through and#147;Lorelei,and#148; as well as other quintessential hits, from and#147;Rockinand#146; the Paradiseand#148; to the sublime encore, and#147;Come Sail Away.and#148; DeYoung obviously knows guitarists donand#146;t get much better than Tommy Dziallo and Jimmy Leahey, with each having extended solo turns in addition to their crunching duels. The audience had the most fun with and#147;Mr. Roboto.and#148; It was a real kick to watch the boomers around me bust their best herky-jerky moves.The concert showcased lovely moments, as well, with an extended guitar solo shining through and#147;Desert Moon,and#148; and DeYoungand#146;s signature ballad, and#147;Babe,and#148; the first song he wrote for Suzanne, his wife of nearly 40 years.Not one to rest on his laurels, DeYoung also broke out the title track from his new CD, and#147;100 Years From Now.and#148; It begins softly, like a French folk song, then churns into anthem mode, chock full of emotion. Recorded as a duet with Quebec rocker Eric Lapointe, the single powered its way to the top of Canadian radio charts. Amazed at this latest success, DeYoung quipped to the crowd, and#147;People my age donand#146;t even get on the radio!and#148;Maybe not, but thereand#146;s plenty of firepower left in the man who sounds forever young.]]></description>
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  <title>Marion man already driving around with Sarah Palin 2012 poster</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 CST</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Harlan Muth isnand#146;t organizing Sarah Palinand#146;s presidential campaign, but pledges as soon as someone does, and#147;Iand#146;ll be with and#146;em.In the meantime, the Marion maintenance contractor is turning heads with his and#147;Sarah Palin 2012and#148; poster prominently displayed on his van.and#147;Itand#146;s getting a fantastic response,and#148; Muth, 63, said. and#147;So many people give me the thumbs up or honk when they see it. Some people get out of their cars and ask me where they can get a poster.and#148;Muth, who spent 23 years in the Air Force before settling down in Marion, couldnand#146;t find a Palin 2012 sign, so he had a local shop make one for him.He put it on his van between the November 2008 election and Barack Obamaand#146;s inauguration. He plans to display it indefinitely.and#147;A lot of people have had their fill of Obama-ism,and#148; he said, adding that after seeing his sign some people tell him they are beginning to regret their vote for the president. and#147;Theyand#146;ll say, and#145;Isnand#146;t it a shame what heand#146;s doing?and#146;and#148;Palin, who has decided to resign as governor of Alaska on July 26, is generating speculation she will use the attention she received as John McCainand#146;s running mate last year as a springboard to her own presidential campaign. A number of draft Palin web sites have sprouted. Earlier this year Iowans received phone calls asking if they had a favorable opinion of Palin and whether they agreed with her on several issues. Palinand#146;s SarahPAC said it was not responsible for the calls.]]></description>
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