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Homers: What's going right
Jul. 19, 2010 12:57 am
ESPY'S HONOR IOWANS: The Ed Thomas family accepted the ESPY'S Arthur Ashe Courage Award Wednesday in Los Angeles. The family was recognized for its courage to forgive Mark Becker, a former player who shot and killed the beloved Aplington-Parkersburg football coach and community leader in June 2009. Also showing courage were Becker's parents, who were in the audience.
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ZACH GIVES BACK: Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson continues using his success on the PGA Tour to help his hometown. Earlier this month, the pro golfer announced formation of the Zach Johnson Foundation, a non-profit organization that will benefit children in need in our area. A pro-am tournament with several PGA players is set for Aug. 1 at Elmcrest Country Club. AEGON/Transamerica is the title sponsor, allowing all money raised to help the kids served by the foundation.
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SUPPORT LOCAL: Kudos to Mike Barton, an engineer for a Cedar Rapids company. Although he doesn't run a small business, he created www.localshoppingcedarrapids.com, a free online directory of locally owned Cedar Rapids businesses.
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