Inn of Waterloo
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Fire in February displaces 130 residents at the Inn of Waterloo
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Early in February, an overnight fire broke out at the Inn of Waterloo that displaced 130 men who were using the inn as a temporary shelter through House of Friendship. The fire was reported to be accidental and cost an estimated $1 million in smoke damage. Many of the residents lost their personal belongings. One…
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Inn of Waterloo opens doors after closure
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The Waterloo Inn, a landmark that has been in Waterloo for over 40 years, will be opening its doors on Friday June 17 as the Inn of Waterloo. The hotel and its property, located at 475 King St. N. in Waterloo, were bought by Drewlo Holdings Inc. last year. Shortly after its doors closed last…
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Giving all voices platforms to speak
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In late May, controversy erupted over conservative political pundit Milo Yiannopoulos’s “Dangerous Faggot” tour at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois in which he gave a speech he calls “Feminism is Cancer.” During his presentation, two student activists by the name of Kayla Johnson and Edward Ward, associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, walked onto…
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