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Brown namescampaign posts CEDAR FALLS -- Mayor Jim Brown announced several leadership positions on his re-election committee. Robert J. "Bob" Brown, co-chair and treasurer, and Drew Stensland, co-chair, are guiding the effort. The committee is made up of more than 40 Cedar Falls residents . School officesclosed Monday WATERLOO — All Waterloo Schools buildings and offices will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon Monday due to district meetings. Offices will return to normal working hours Tuesday . League hostsannual meeting WATERLOO -- The League of Women Voters of Black Hawk- Bremer Counties is holding its annual celebration/fundraiser on Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. until noon, with a 9:30 a.m. check-in, at the YWCA, 425 Lafayette St. The theme of the celebration is “Generations Strong: Celebrating Our Past, Present and Future.” The program includes a one-woman play about suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt , performed by Jane Cox, and a comedy, “Misbehaving Wom...