Bassett Third Cedar Rapids Official Faces Termination
Cedar Rapids human resources director Bassett along with parks and recreation chief Dumke and support services head Steinbach received pre termination letters. The three department heads may appeal to their supervising official, then to the City Council, with a majority vote required to finalize firing. Bassett, 45, has led the HR department since March 1995 amid a city reorganization.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Hurley Bassett Jr
Ron Dumke
Parks and Recreation
Terry Steinbach
20Th St. NE
Larry Serbousek
Basset
Dumke
Tom Riley
Steinbach
Resignation of Bishop Paul Werger From Southeast Iowa Synod
The Rev. Paul Werger, bishop of the Southeast Iowa Synod of the ELCA, resigned this Wednesday. He lives in Iowa City and will spend time traveling writing visiting family and considering his next steps.
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Paul Werger
Southeastern Iowa
Brands Wins Olympic Gold in Wrestling narrowly at 136.5 pounds
Tom Brands, former Iowa NCAA champion, defeated Jang Jae-Sung 7-0 for Olympic gold in Atlanta. He previously beat World champ Magomed Azizov 4-1 in a semifinal and reflected on his modest victory style and immediate recognition from NBC CNN and ESPN.
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University of Iowa
Tom Brands
Mike Hias Tlanta
Georgia World Congress Center
U.S
Brands
Jang Jae-Sung
South Korea
Magomed Azizov
Russia
Azizov
Hawkeye
Randy Lewis
Lou Banach
Los Angeles
Sheldon
Iowa
Dan Gable
Hawkeyes
NBC
CNN
ESPN
Jeni Brands
Brothers emulate rivals to fuel Olympic wrestling gold
In a feature from Hlas column 10, the Brands brothers study Olympic opponents and copy their methods in practice to aid Tom Brands in winning freestyle wrestling gold. The page also notes Jackie Joyner-Kersee winning bronze in long jump and the undefeated women’s Dream Team beating Australia 93 71 to reach finals.
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Terry Brands
Tom Brands
Tom
U.S
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Australia
Congress ends week with health, wage, and tax moves
Congress approved a health insurance portability measure, a four year medical savings account pilot for up to 750000 families, and a minimum wage increase amid partisan dispute on terrorism. Senate delayed action as adjourned for August recess while President Clinton signaled support for all measures.
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Clinton
Senate
House
Congress Approves Health InsuranceAccess and Wage Increase Bills
Congress adjourns until September after passing measures to expand health insurance access for those with major illnesses, raise the minimum wage from 4.25 to 5.15 dollars in two installments, and require public utilities to disclose bacteria and chemical levels in tap water. The wage bill includes a 5 year tax credit for adoptive parents and IRA access for stay at home spouses. The water disclosure measure passed 392 to 30 in the House and 98 to 0 in the Senate.
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Senate
Abuse law change could strain system
Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard warns Iowa domestic abuse law changes may overload the justice and prison systems. Since July 1 the tougher provisions made third offense domestic abuse a felony, with automatic prison terms upon conviction.
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Dick Hogan
Iowa
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Dillard
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