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What happens when overnight winter shelter is closed?
Ron DeChristopher
Dec. 6, 2025 10:24 am
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The Linn County overnight winter shelter for the homeless is a great thing.
However, I wonder: When the shelter closes at 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday or at noon Sunday, what happens to the people staying there if it’s well below zero and/or there are blizzard conditions? Do they have to leave the shelter and brave the extreme elements?
Ron DeChristopher
Cedar Rapids
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