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Thanks, Johnston Patch, and Goodbye
A chapter in the life of Johnston Patch is coming to a close.
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I'm a born and raised resident of this town.
After graduating from Cedar Falls High School, I studied journalism and international studies at the University of Iowa and spent some time as a reporting intern at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. After a brief stint in Minneapolis, I took off for the Peace Corps.
Two years as a community health education volunteer in Swaziland, a tiny country in Southern Africa, broadened my horizons and my perspective. But I missed home - the green summers, vibrant fall leaves and the promise of spring after a long winter. (Not so much the winter itself.)
I missed the people of this place, family and friends and neighbors. It was time to come home, and what better way to reintegrate into my community than through Patch? So here I am, wondering what the next few years will bring.
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Politics
The current acerbic political climate disheartens me. At this point I'm less concerned with parties and labels than with intent and ideas. If someone can convince me they have the country's best interests at heart and of the merit of their policies, they'll probably have my vote. I'm a registered Independent.
Religion
I believe in God. I'm still working out the details of what that belief entails and probably will be for the rest of my life.
A chapter in the life of Johnston Patch is coming to a close.
One person was hospitalized after a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 58 and Greenhill Road in Cedar Falls just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
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The following information was provided by the Cedar Falls Police. It does not indicate a conviction.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
This is the first of a three phase project that will create a regional park with a lake, shelters, trails and many other recreational and educational features.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley and other congressional offices in Washington are not getting postal mail deliveries, Grassley's office said.
The following information was provided by the Cedar Falls Police. It does not indicate a conviction.
Thousands of homes and businesses constructed between 2000 and 2010 were built with something called Yellow CSST. It is a gas piping product used to supply natural gas and propane to structures.
Thousands of homes and businesses constructed between 2000 and 2010 were built with something called Yellow CSST. It is a gas piping product used to supply natural gas and propane to structures.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Cancer Institute projects 232,340 women and 2,240 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Cancer Institute projects 232,340 women and 2,240 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.