Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Bomb Threats Against Federal Agencies
Thomas A. Palmer 55 pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids to three counts of threatening to bomb federal agencies and one count of threatening to damage property. He admitted placing notes in USPS boxes and threatened the FBI INS and IRS with explosives. Sentencing set for June 28. faces up to life imprisonment and fines.
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Cedar Rapids
FBI
Thomas A. Palmer
U.S. District Court
Palmer
U.S. Postal Service
U.S
Stephen Rapp
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Rapp
Richard Murphy
Prison ordered in drug case near Cedar Rapids school
A Chicago man, Marvell Whisby, 21, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for selling crack cocaine within 1000 feet of Taylor Elementary School in Cedar Rapids. He will start in July 2003 with six years supervised release and $945 restitution.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Marvell Whisby
U.S. District Court
Whisby
U.S
Stephen Rapp
Taylor
Michael Melloy
The
Cedar
Daniel Tvedt
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With Arson In Mobile Home Fire
Timothy Glennon, 34, was charged with second degree arson after a weekend fire destroyed his mobile home at 372 St Olaf St SW in Kirkwood Estates. Police say he consented to delay his initial court appearance and was released from Linn County Jail Monday. Firefighters reported smoke and flames shortly before 10 30 Sunday morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Timothy Glennon
St. Olaf St
Kirkwood Estates
Fire Department
Dave Koch
Glennon
Linn County
Mississippi and White River Endangered Says Conservation Group
American Rivers places the Mississippi and Arkansas White River on its top endangered list due to barge traffic growth and farming runoff. The Army Corps of Engineers calls the ranking fiction and vows a probe into data handling amid plans to widen locks and expand navigation.
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Davenport
Mississippi River
American Rivers
Mississippi
White River
Arkansas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ron Fournier
Rock Island, Ill
Fournier
Jeffrey Stein
Stein
Addi
Endangered Rivers List Highlights Threats to salmon and wildlife
American Rivers catalogs twelve endangered rivers across the U S and Mexico. The report cites dams logging roads flood control projects coal mining and urban sprawl as threats to salmon fish and wildlife habitats.
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American Rivers
Snake River
Washington State
Missouri River
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Ventura River
California
Copper
Arkansas
Alabama
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Georgia
Atlanta
North Fork Feather River
Clear Creek
Texas
Houston Bayou
Green River
Colorado
Utah
Presumpscot River
Maine
Clark Fork
Barge Tow Chops Many Fish While Navigating Main Channel
A barge tow moving from St Paul Minnesota to St Louis Missouri disrupts aquatic life as it traverses the main channel. The speaker argues larger locks are not the sole solution to barge congestion and mentions mooring cells and helper boats as alternatives.
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St. Paul
Minn
St. Louis
Beijing Opera visits Cedar Rapids schools with performances
Guo SuLing of Hebei Province performs Ne Zha at McKinley Middle School as Beijing Opera tours schools. The troupe plans workshops at C.R. Kennedy High School and Pierce and Wilson schools, ending with a free public show at Kennedy High School at 7:30 tonight.
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Guo SuLing
Hebei Province
P.R
China
Ne Zha
Cedar Rapids McKinley Middle School
SuLing
Beijing Opera
C.R. Kennedy High School
Pierce School
Wilson School
Kennedy High School
Keelan Elliott
Stone corner stone at former St. Mark's Church cracked open
Harry Pesek uses masonry tools to chisel and drill at the 2100 First Ave NE cornerstone of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Lifelong member Dick Hovey recalls the 1948 dedication as a crowd watched a box placed inside the stone. The church later sold to Four Oaks Treatment Center.
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Edar Rapids
Harry Pesek
St. Mark’s Lutheran
First Ave
Dick Hovey
Harry
Four Oaks
Fam
Dave Rasdal
Lutheran Synod
St. Mark’s
Farmland Foods to lay off over 1000 in Dubuque plant
More than 1,000 workers at the Farmland Foods plant in Dubuque will lose their jobs as fresh pork operations are suspended. Smithfield Foods, the new owner, announced the layoff on Monday.
Smithfield to suspend fresh pork ops at Dubuque plant
Smithfield plans to suspend the fresh pork operation at the Dubuque plant while upgrading the facility with 10 million in improvements. About 100 employees will keep their jobs, with layoffs the result of inefficiencies and high costs. Upgrades aim to restore a similar sized workforce within six months to a year.
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Smithfield
Dubuque
Farmland Industries
Terry Duggan
Duggan
FDL Foods Inc
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Delaware
Jackson
Waterloo
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C.R
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