Tow contract feud rages at Cedar Rapids City Hall
At a City Council hearing competing tow firms accused police of favoritism toward Hochstetler Truck & Auto Repair which held the contract in 1993. The owners urged an independent probe and call for rebid or rotating, fixed-rate arrangements to curb perceived bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Hochstetler Truck & Auto Repair
Scott Long
Long
Hochstetler
Miller’s
David Beer
Lews
Regents approve higher residence hall rates at Iowa public universities
The State Board of Regents raised double-occupancy room and 20 meal plan charges for next year. At Iowa, the rate climbs to 3550, a 3.7 percent rise. Iowa State to 3382, up 4.9 percent. Northern Iowa to 3112, up 4.75 percent. University housing numbers are 5500, 7350, and 4600 respectively. Tuition also set to increase 4.2 percent in state undergraduates and 6 percent for out-of-state students.
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OWA
Iowa
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
U of I
ISU
UNI
Tom Collins
Cedar Rapids
Idool
Regent speed U of Iowa president search
Regent President Marvin Berenstein pressed the search committee to accelerate for a new University of Iowa leader. He said a president should be on campus by September 1, with four finalists hoped by the July meeting, while the panel weighs on campus interviews this summer.
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Beer
Regent
Speed U of
Lyle Muller
OWA City — Regents
Marvin Berenstein
University of Iowa
Berenstein
Steve Collins
Regents
Collins
Cedar Rapids woman charged with $500000 embezzlement scheme
Susan G. Eckley, office manager for 21 Cedar Rapids anesthesiologists, was arrested on first-degree theft allegations after a civil suit claimed she embezzled more than $500000 between 1992 and 1994. The doctors seek to freeze her assets as civil actions continue. She was held at Linn County Jail and released without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckley
Skylark Lane SE
Potter
Linn County
Anesthesiologist Office Services
First Ave. NE
Cedar Rapids
Roehr
Linn County Anesthesiologists PC
Iowa
Florida
Local volunteers to be honored by YWCA for DVShelter service
Chad Snyder of Cedar Rapids and Lenore Watson of SOS Eastern Iowa Quilters receive state recognition at Des Moines Gold Seal Luncheon for dedication to YWCA Domestic Violence and Shelter programs. Snyder supervised the shelter playroom and wrote guest editorials while the Quilters donated hundreds of quilts for DV and Madge Phillips shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chad Snyder
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Quilters
SOS
Share
Lenore Watson
YWCA
Des Moines
Snyder
Gazette
Iowa
Madge Phillips
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U of 1
UNL
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Ralston Creek
Coralville
Lyon-Shaw Lloyd
Flanders Lane
Venture
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Janis
Bob Kazimour
Dasa van der Horst-Nedorostkova
Vilma Anyzova
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Prague
United States
C.R
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Cindy Roehr
Susan G. Eckley
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Om Rael
CLARK
FBI
Lindale Mall
Mike Willet
England
Sunbeat
Sundance
TAUPE
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