Bystander Crash Near Washington Claims Five Lives
A head-on collision on Highway 92 two miles west of the Highway 1 junction killed Paul Martin 68 of Ankeny David Knaak 59 of Sigourney and Leila Knaak 82 of Keota. Albert Martin 60 of Ankeny and Julie Tinnes 42 of Keota were in serious condition. Tinnes and Albert were flown to Iowa City while others died at the scene.
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Washington
Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Paul Martin
Ankeny
David Knaak
Sigourney
Knaak
Leila Knaak
Keota
Martin
Albert Martin
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Julie Tinnes
Highway 92
Highway 1
Tinnes
Daggett speaks in Cedar Rapids on education reform
Willard Daggett, leader in school reform, tours Cedar Rapids for Linn County Learning Alliance events. He delivers seven presentations focusing on preparing students and workers for the 21st century, including a 7 p.m. public forum at Jefferson High School and a 1:30 p.m. Tuesday dialogue for adults 50 and older at the Cedar Rapids Public Library Beems Auditorium.
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Willard Daggett
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Learning Alliance
Daggett
International Center For Leadership In Education
Jefferson High School
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Downtown
Rotary
Workforce Coalition
Kennedy High School
Marion Rotary
Cedar Rapids choirs place in top five national show choir
In a national show choir contest Cedar Rapids Washington Momentum finished just shy of the championship by 0.0025 points with Happiness Inc from Cedar Rapids Jefferson fifth. The top honor went to Pointe Singers of Grosse Pointe Michigan. Washington student Austin Kness earned fifth in male solo. Homework Hotline offers statewide help for K12 students 4 30 to 8 30 p.m. weekdays from Grant Wood AEA in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
The
Gazette
Grant Wood Aea
Marion’s tiniest survivor thrives at 14 months
Alicia Allen of Marion, born four months premature at University Hospitals in Iowa City on February 9, 1997 weighing 12 ounces, has grown to 16 pounds and 26 inches. Her parents Lu Ann Paul and Harry Allen call her a miracle and a joy as she enjoys reading music and TV.
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Iowa
Alicia Allen
Marion
Alicia
Lu Ann Paul
Harry Allen
University Hospitals
Iowa City
McCaughey
Lu Ann
Learning the ropes at Kirkwood on farm roping art
Ken Newman leads Farm Roping II at Kirkwood Community College continuing education teaching soft rope catches for handling cattle and horses. A dozen students practice windmill loops inside the Tippie Beef Education Center arena, with potential horseback sessions.
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Newman
Tippie Beef Education Center
Darrell Winterowd
Ely
Richard Sadecky
Fairfax
Winterowd
Kirkwood Community College
Nancy Barta
Cedar Rapids
Ken Newman
Char Cornwall
Kirkwood
Tippie
Major Economic Week with Treasury and Fed Reports
The coming week features a Treasury T-bill auction Monday at 1 PM and February consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve at 2 PM. A 30 year inflation indexed Treasury bond auction is planned Wednesday at 1 PM. The CRIABWA meets at Bonanza with Robert Mahan speaking on gardening. Labor Dept releases weekly jobless claims and March producer price index on Thursday at 7:30 AM. Cedar Rapids PR Associates meet at Coe College with Gary Streit presenting GOCR challenges. Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates at 1 PM Friday. Good Friday closes financial markets globally.
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Treasury
Criabwa
American Business Women's Association
Bonanza
16Th Ave
Robert Mahan
Labor Department
Cedar Rapids Public Relations Associates
Coe College
Clark
Center Point Rd
Gary Streit
Great Opportunities For Cedar Rapids
GOCR
Freddie Mac
Staib Sees Fun in Business Not Vacations at Neural
Neural Applications chairman and CEO Bob Staib blends business drive with funding for young entrepreneurs. He and his wife Barbara plan Iowa Jet Services with bases likely in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Staib favors faith and time over quarterly collapse, citing a solid airline investment as the source of his capital and a desire to help Iowa.
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Johnson County
Coralville
Bob Staib
Neural Applications
Neural
Staib
Barbara
Iowa Jet Services
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Neural Applications and Iowa Jet Services Chairman Profiles Iowa Ties
Bob Staib, age noted, chairs Neural Applications and Iowa Jet Services. Married to Barbara, with sons Bill and Jim and three grandchildren. Iowa resident since 1971, educated at University of Pittsburgh in electrical engineering, previously ran a steel industry computer systems firm in the Quad Cities. Bill Staib developed a network tech aiding steelmaking.
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Neural Applications
Iowa Jet Services
Barbara
Bill
Jim
Iowa
Silicon Valley
California
Boston
University of Pittsburgh
Quad Cities
Stanford University
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Marlene Lucas
Jazette
David Lee Hardage
Federal Reserve
Consumer Credit Report
United States
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University of Iowa
Oakdale
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