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Dozens displaced after Dubuque fire
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dozens of people are without a home Sunday morning after an apartment fire in Dubuque left people in twenty units displaced. Crews were called to the fire on West 17th Street -- at a three-story, 30-unit complex. The fire happened Saturday evening - crews arrived at 6:20 p.m. and had the fire under control by 6:27 p.m.
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Sidewalks in Freeport tell story of poor maintenance | Letter
Three months ago we were on vacation visiting Freeport, my old home town and the only thing we were impressed with was seeing our old friends. It’s seemed that the town’s name Freeport was still living up to its name, a Free Port as those who have little, have been welcomed to stay. As I walked about town, which was mostly the west side where we lived, it was readily obvious that properties were not at all being well maintained by their owners. If only I could display in this letter some of the sad pictures I took on those walks. I understand in yesterday’s, today’s, and the future world, nearly everything is about money. Whether it’s a person or a city. The minor but unsightly issue I saw and am referring to here is property maintenance. In most cases it takes money, but in some instances it only takes some care. Specifically my reference here is regarding sidewalk maintenance, or lack there of. Green sidewalks are easy to find with the grass vegetation grown out from side to side. Generally, that occurs from compromised/cracked walks that have had no edging or other maintenance by anyone for years. How can