Soldier 'stars' at Taft Middle School visit
E-4 Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Ivester, 20, from Cedar Rapids, visited Taft Middle School to thank about 120 eighth graders who sent him letters and packages since before Christmas. Ivester, on leave from Camp Bucca near Basra, spoke about duty, troops and daily life, while students celebrated his birthday with cake and cupcakes.
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Iowa City seeks new University of Iowa president
The University of Iowa search committee presses toward semifinalist interviews amid a 120-candidate pool. Chair David Johnson targets a July 1 selection for the regents, with four finalists to be presented and interviews conducted off campus by a 13 member panel.
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Iowa City district lowers tax rate in revised budget
Iowa City school district administrators cut the proposed tax increase to 13.85 per 1000 value for the coming fiscal year, down from 13.98. The owner of a 100000 home would pay about 631 in school taxes, up 4 from this year, as the board weighs a 121.7 million dollar budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Garage standoff ends without suspect in Hiawatha
Police say Lloyd Robinson 64 barricaded himself in a garage at 305 Eighth Ave near Blairs Ferry Rd and I 380. After a 12 hour standoff deputies opened the door at about 10 a.m. Friday and found the man had left, with no injuries reported.
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