Iowans Report Smoking Tailpipes to DNR Effort
The Gazette notes nearly 600 Iowans reported license plates of cars with excessive exhaust to the DNR. A $157,000 ad campaign funded by a federal grant aims to cut emissions, with mailings to owners explaining harms and benefits of fixes.
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Transportation and Air Quality
Cedar Rapids
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Moseley Braun outlines broad reforms in Iowa visit
Former U S senator Carol Moseley Braun challenged education funding, urged higher aid for colleges, and backed affirmative action to expand access. She criticized right wing Republicans, called the Iraq war an expensive misadventure, supported universal health care, and urged labor and environmental standards in trade. She spoke at the Waterloo Center for the Arts during Tom Harkin’s Heartland forum series.
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Newstrack Campground to reopen lodge next year
Co owner of Jolly Roger Campground says the restaurant portion of the lodge will not reopen until next year while campers continue using the site. He notes the fire struck 10 years after the 93 flood damaged the lodge and other buildings and that the business has stayed open despite reduced dining activity.
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Nephew Charged in Deaf Woman Slaying in Iowa
Authorities say Melody Sue Jeffery, 42, of Leon, was strangled by her nephew Leon Lively, 18, of West Des Moines. He faces first degree murder charges after investigation linked him to the death as a relative found the body and investigators noted burglary and assault histories.
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DNR
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Gene Meyer
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Polk County
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