Cuts threaten drug treatment programs in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers consider House File 685 funding cuts from the Healthy Iowans Tobacco Trust that could close some ASAC facilities. Cedar Rapids programs serve about 278 residents and 40,000 statewide rely on residential and halfway houses, with 2,500 clients potentially removed if cuts pass.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Iowa House Appropriations Committee
John Garringer
ASAC
Area Substance Abuse Council
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Garringer
Zwick
Woman survives dramatic I-80 crash with driver heroics
Andrea Harmon recalls a near fatal merge on Interstate 80 when a milk truck forced her car off the ramp. Colin Dooley pulled her from the wreck as the truck dragged the car a half mile. The truck driver and both men escaped injury. Harmon is grateful to be alive and to dating Dooley since December.
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Coralville
Harmon
Dooley
the Mill
Iowa City
Bobby Shelton
Wilmer
Ala
Jean and
Clayton Harmon
McRoberts Rd
Cedar Rapids
Colin
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Man charged with HIV transmission seeks new attorney
Iowa City man Adam Musser faces up to 75 years for three counts of criminal transmission of HIV. He alleges his public defender, Peter Persaud, has had little contact with him. Trial dates may be delayed. Musser claims defense is ineffective and requests new counsel. He is charged in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty for unprotected sex after not disclosing HIV status to three women.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Peter Persaud
Musser
Coralville
North Liberty
Court orders probe into Cedar Rapids inmate death in prison
Gov Tom Vilsack requests state Ombudsman investigate the death of Cedar Rapids inmate Warren Mundy and the August death of Leslie Brinson at Anamosa prison. Mundy’s brother and Garrity the deputy medical examiner give conflicting views on possible restraint injuries and neck bruising. The AP contributed to this report.
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Cedar Rapids
George Mundy
Warren
Warren Mundy
Metro High School
Garrity
Mundy
Tom Vilsack
State Ombudsman
William Angrick
Leslie Brinson
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids residents face May 5 appeal deadline for revaluations
City assessors plan 4 to 5 percent rises in residential values as Iowa signals a market gap. Appeals may be filed at the local assessor's office by May 5, with the Board of Review to decide. Taxes due start September 2004. Local contact numbers provided.
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Ellars
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Board of Review
Brunow
Fire at Oscar Mayer plant evacuates 650 workers
A welder's torch sparked a fire at the Oscar Mayer plant in Davenport. About 650 employees were evacuated with no injuries reported. The blaze started in a fifth floor access wall and was contained. nine Davenport fire companies and two Bettendorf crews battled the flames. No damage estimate was available.
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Oscar Mayer
Davenport
Bettendorf
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