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Student volunteers form sandbag brigade
Sept. 26, 2016 - Flood Warnings have been issued for portions of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. Saturday at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College student volunteers formed a sandbag brigade filling and placing sandbags to protect the museum, the nearby Czech Village, and other buildings downtown from rising waters predicted to reach flood stage.
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brigade: noun;a unit of people, usually in the military, trained to perform a task or specialty; Find it in blue in today's top story! |
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Practice your writing skills with the story above! |
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| What is the main point of the story? What are the key findings? Why is the story an important one? What are its implications? When finished, you can either print or email your document. |
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September 26
1969: The Beatles last album - Abbey Road - was released in London.
1777: Library of Congress: British troops marched into Philadelphia and occupied the city forcing the Continental Congress, meeting in the Pennsylvania State House (later renamed Independence Hall), to flee to the interior of Pennsylvania. General Washington and his army had battled the British south of Philadelphia at Brandywine Creek on September 11.
1774: Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, was born in Massachusetts.
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Sept. 23, 2016 - Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening this weekend.
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Sept. 22, 2016 - Today there will be 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness, an equal amount of day and night - the Autumnal Equinox.
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Sept. 21, 2016 - On Sept. 15, President Obama declared almost 5,000 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean a monument.
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Sept. 20, 2016 - New York City officials updated the public on the bombings that occurred over the weekend in New York City and New Jersey.
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Sept. 19, 2016 - David McCullough, author of The Wright Brothers, has been recognized by the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF).
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Sept. 16, 2016 - It was a long road from the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, to September 17, 1787.
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| Extra! Extra! Quiz and more |
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 | RAGBRAI rolls on through history
July 26, 2016 - The heat dome over the Midwest is dissipating just in time for thousands of bicyclists riding RAGBRAI XLIV – the Register's Annual Great Ride Across Iowa.
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Questions
1. After watching the video, how did RAGBRAI evolve to become an international event for bicyclists?
2. What are the challenges of participating in RAGBRAI?
3. Describe some of the factors that make RAGBRAI an overall safe event in which many people participate? |
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 | Student volunteers form sandbag brigade
Sept. 26, 2016 - Flood Warnings have been issued for portions of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. Saturday at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College student volunteers formed a sandbag brigade filling and placing sandbags to protect the museum, the nearby Czech Village, and other buildings downtown from rising waters predicted to reach flood stage.
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| Visit a museum this weekend
Sept. 23, 2016 - Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening this weekend. |
| New York City responds quickly
Sept. 20, 2016 - New York City officials updated the public on the bombings that occurred over the weekend in New York City and New Jersey. |
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Practice your writing skills by summarizing the information contained in the story at the left. What is the main point of the story? What are the key findings? Why is the story an important one? What are its implications? When finished, you can either print or email your document. |
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