East Post residents press for input on road plan
Linn County Supervisors pledged citizen involvement for East Post Road changes amid residents opposition to widening proposal from five to three lanes toward Cottage Grove. County Engineer Gannon warned of traffic goals vs. needs, noting four lanes would compromise residential character and could jeopardize $2.1 million in federal funds.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids — Linn County
Board of Supervisors
East Post Road
Lu Barron
Lumir Dostal
Dostal
East Post
30Th Street Drive
Lakeside Road
Cottage Grove Avenue
East Post/30th
Lakeside
Cottage Grove
Steve Gannon
Gannon
John Huey
Northfork Dr
Huey
Bob Scott
Parkland Dr. SE
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 30
Scott
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Engineer
Citizens Committee
University Hospitals to raise starting nurse pay in Iowa City
University Hospitals increases base starting nurse salary from 29650 to 32000 after months of talks with SEIU Local 199. The plan includes a 325 to 450 raise for 1 to 6 years experience and a one time bonus up to 200 for veterans over six years.
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Service Employees International Union Local 199
Union
Everett Teresa Hamilton
Nancy Frick
New Iowa City jail faces opposition from local lawyers
Johnson County Public Defenders Office and National Lawyers Guild members oppose a multimillion dollar county jail project. Chief Public Defender Dick Klausner warns increased size strains resources and argues juveniles were ignored in planning. Bruce Nestor of the Guild to host a Sept. 20 public forum.
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Johnson County Public Defenders Office
National Lawyers Guild
Dick Klausner
Johnson
Iowa
Muscatine
Public Defenders Office
Klausner
Johnson County
Lee
Benton
Bruce Nestor
Nestor
Leach and Simpson Hold Town Meetings Across District
First District candidates Rep. Jim Leach and Bob Simpson plan multiple town meetings in Dubuque, Monticello, Anamosa, and other counties. Leach, seeking a 12th term, appears at Washington High School from noon to 1 30 p.m. Simpson follows at Kirkwood Community College 1 30 to 3 p.m. Both avoid ads and will face one Oct 29 debate.
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Gazette
Rep
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Bob Simpson
Tee Rapids
Monticello
Leach
Davenport
Congress
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Little Theater
Simpson
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Hall
C&d
Iowa City
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Jones County
Lawrence Community Center
Anamosa
Berndes Center
Scott
Louisa Counties
Scott County Community College Student Life Center
Columbus Community Senior Center
Columbus Junction
Disciplinary Actions Highlight Doctor Misconduct in Iowa
Doctors faced disciplinary actions including 32 for substance abuse nine for mis prescribing 12 for sexual abuse or misconduct 35 for substandard care or negligence and eight convicted of crimes Public Citizen cites nationwide gaps in sanctions Iowa plans to hire five staff to reduce case backlog and improve investigations while lawmakers fund faster processing of complaints.
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Sidney Wolfe
Public Citizen’s Health Research Group
Iowa
Wolfe
Public Citizen
United States
Iowa State Board of Medical Examiners
Ann Mowery
Iowa Medical Society
Jeanine Freeman
Mowery
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