Obama urges North Korea and Iran to curb weapons spread
The president urged North Korea and Iran to halt weapons of mass destruction spread. He said diplomacy with Iran would be based on mutual interests and respect, and he floated a costly, potentially Poland and Czech Republic based missile defense if needed. Reactions were mixed among activists and lawmakers.
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Cedar Rapids Native Reflects On Obama Prague Speech
Will Barron of Cedar Rapids described Obama’s Cold War speech in Prague as surreal. The 25 year old attended with his girlfriend after buying tickets via democratsabroad.org and noted the crowd was smaller than the venue’s capacity. His mother Lu Barron leads Linn County supervisors.
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City fleet mechanics unite in temporary Cedar Rapids hub
Cedar Rapids centralizes fleet services at 1010 First St NW consolidating public works police fire and parks units along with fire department administration. The plan envisions a future community operations center potentially back at 1201 Sixth St SW while trimming vehicle counts and updating to smaller efficient models including Ford Crown Victoria sedans and compact cars.
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Sixth St
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Cedar Rapids
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Gazcomm
Three families homeless after Marion apartment fire
A blaze at a five unit building on Ninth Street in Marion left three families without a home. Firefighters arrived around 3 a.m. and stabilized the scene within an hour. No injuries were reported. The Red Cross assisted the six adults and three children with shelter, food, and clothing. The fire was ruled an accident and the building owner is Keith Nemecek.
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Luther students study Middle East media and culture in UAE visit
Luther College students Gapinski Noziska and Groh toured the United Arab Emirates in a three week study trip in late December and January. They visited Al Arabiya News Channel and six of the seven emirates while discussing women education, attire like the shayla and aba ya, and local attitudes toward Americans.
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Medford
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Waseca
Minn
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Luther College
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Sheik Zayed
Abu Dhabi
Local cast sought for Iowa thriller and Splatter film projects
PMS Casting seeks 18 speaking roles plus extras for Splatter style features with auditions Sunday in Pella. Other project The Offering stars a serial killer and aims for late fall premiere. Iowa films qualify for state incentives beginning 2007, boosting local investment.
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Iowa Hosted Thirty Six Movies Since 1971
Iowa has hosted 36 movie projects since 1971 with 13 produced since 2007. The list cites sources from the Iowa Film Office Gazette graphic and the Department of Economic Development.
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