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IOWA CITY — Brandon Thomson was one of about a hundred people who showed up for a public forum with the Johnson County Supervisors Monday night. He wanted to make sure the supervisors knew how important the flood-damaged Sutliff Bridge was to him.
“I grew up out there,\ Thomson said. \I spent more time on it than in the classroom. It’s a way of life.”
Thomson’s story wasn’t unique, as one by one, people approached the board or individual supervisors and shared their stories and memories of the bridge.

A strong central government in Kabul, Afghanistan will never happen.
Afghanistan will always have two centers of power. The North Alliance has its power center in Mazar Shariff and controlling Kabul are the Tajik, Hazana and Uzbek.
The largest ethnic group is the Pashtun, with 38 percent and their center is Kandahar. The Taliban are Pashtun but even among the Pashtun populate only 15 percent want the Taliban to return to power. The Pashtun in the south distrust the central government, which has no influence and does not provide any government services or justice to the south.

Richard G. Lynch, MD, 75, formerly of Iowa City, died at his home in Solon on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Memorial services are pending at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Richard G. & Nancy A. Lynch Fellowship, c/o University of Iowa Foundation.
On-line condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com.

Mary Martha Snell, 52, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, after a long illness. Services were held Thursday, Oct. 15, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Tom McDermott. Burial was Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. John Cemetery. A vigil was held Wednesday at Teahen Funeral Home, and visitation on Thursday at the church.

NORTH LIBERTY– Please join the North Liberty Commuity Library on Oct. 30, from 7-8:30 p.m., for wine tasting with Tabor Home Wineries. Enjoy tasting a wide variety of wines from Tabor Home. Wines will be available for purchase. The wine tasting event will also feature a silent auction with many items. Bidding on silent auction items will begin at the Waffle Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 24, and continue in the library throughout the week leading up to the wine tasting event. Auction winners can pay for and pick up their winnings during the wine tasting.