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On the evening of Feb. 21, current California Lutheran University students, faculty and local community members were invited to Samuelson Chapel to hear a presentation from Academic and Animal Behaviorist Temple Grandin, about different types of thinking.  Grandin is a current professor and researcher at Colorado State University, a prominent advocate and developer for the...

The biggest “enemy” of a cold case is time. It it affects memories, evidence and paper reports. But time also can bring breakthroughs by way of new technology that wasn’t available when someone was killed and murders went unsolved. In a continuing series, The Gazette will revisit some of those unsolved cases in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. Investigators will share their insights and new information gathered over the years, and victims’ families will share memories of their loved ones.

On Tuesday, Oct. 17, the Kupa’a Hawai’i Club held a ribbon lei-making event on the California Lutheran University campus on the Center for Cultural Engagement & Inclusion patio. According to the Hōkūle’a website, Hōkūle’a means “star of gladness” in Hawaiian and it is a canoe “revered for reviving the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and...

Nedbank Namibia and First National Bank (FNB), each sponsored N$ 200 000 towards the Steps2Walk Outreach Project. The project, which is hosted by the Lady Pohamba Private Hospital,...

Nedbank Namibia and First National Bank (FNB), each sponsored N$ 200 000 towards the Steps2Walk Outreach Project. The project, which is hosted by the Lady Pohamba Private Hospital,...

LE MARS -- The hands of Gehlen Catholic students, Spalding Catholic students and local community members recently packed nearly 160,000 meals to help alleviate world hunger. A Then Feed Just One...

AKRON -- Over the past 12 months, Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) has been looking at ways to add drying capacity and to increase the flexibility and speed of dumping for producers in Plymouth...

LE MARS -- Get ready for some fun as Gehlen Catholic High School students present "Junie B. Jones, The Musical," Thursday, May 4, and Saturday, May 6, in the Deb Campbell Memorial Gym. Curtain time is...

LE MARS -- A downtown business and apartment were evacuated and a block of Plymouth Street West was shut down following the report of a possible gas leak Thursday afternoon. At 4:55 p.m., the Le Mars...

LE MARS -- Marty Kurth, longtime Gehlen Catholic baseball coach for over 30 years, was honored with the Spirit of Peter & Catherine Gehlen Award at the 36th annual Friends of Gehlen Catholic Ball...