Cedar Rapids district court vacancy nominees named
Cedar Rapids attorneys Matthew Brandes and Mitchell Turner were nominated for a district court vacancy created by Judge L. Vern Robinson's Aug retirement. Gov. Vilsack will pick one. 6th District Nominating Commission interviewed 11 applicants. Turner previously competed for a 2004 vacancy. David Baker was appointed.
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Matthew Brandes
Mitchell Turner
Cedar Rapids
Tom Vilsack
L. Vern Robinson
6Th District Judicial Nominating Commission
Turner
David Good
David Baker
Vilsack
6Th Judicial District
Benton
Iowa
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Tama Counties
First Avenue lane closure kicks off two week curb removal
Construction on First Avenue in Coralville begun with a northbound lane closed between Seventh Street and I 80. Crews will widen pavement temporarily while two southbound lanes and one northbound lane stay open. Full project finished in November.
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First Avenue
Seventh Street
Interstate 80
Slaying of Floyd County girl stirs family anger over police
Evelyn Miller 5 vanished July 1 from a rural Floyd apartment and was found dead in the Cedar River July 6. Family and investigators clash over limited details and autopsy results, as questions about police handling linger.
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Associated Press
Floyd
Northern
Iowa
Mike Peterson
Evelyn Miller
Frederiksen
Evelyn
Miller
Randy Patrie
Dan Slick
Patrie
Slick
Kcrg-Tv9
Stamp highlights learning legacy at presidential libraries dedication
The Gazette notes a stamp dedication marking the 50th anniversary of the Presidential Libraries Act. Hoover family member Margaret Hoover spoke of the libraries' role in education and national heritage, while U S Postal Service official Douglas Morrow highlighted the stamp’s reminder of the libraries' mission.
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Herbert Hoover
Presidential Libraries System
Margaret Hoover
President Hoover
Hoover
Bush White House
Douglas Morrow
Hawkeye
U.S. Postal Service
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Atalissa
Regeana Arrowood
Wilton
Birthplace mural of Grant Wood a Cedar Rapids memory
Siblings Mary Ann and Ernie Amorta helped paint Birthplace of Grant Wood on an Anamosa highway sign in the 1950s. The piece ties to 50th anniversary of the tribute, and Grant Wood's American Gothic will be shown Sept 10 to Dec 9 at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
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Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Mary Ann McCluskey
Highway 64
Mary Ann
Bernie Amorteda
Weenn
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Chicago
Ernie
Chicago Tribune
Jones County
Bob
Mary Florence
Nathan G. Sales
Iowa
Laura
Albert Ament
Antioch School
Wapsipinicon
Stone City
Riverside Cemetery
Wood
Ament
Regents weigh upkeep for donated buildings
Davenport Regent Amir Arbisser warned that universities face a growing deferred maintenance backlog estimated at 380 million dollars. The Property and Facilities Committee proposed a policy linking naming opportunities to ongoing maintenance gifts to prevent future upkeep shortfalls.
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Tom Owen
Gatte Davenport
Amir Arbisser
Davenport
River Center
Arbisser
Regents
Regents News
United States
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