Whitmore named sole finalist for Texas Tech presidency
University of Iowa Provost Jon Whitmore, 58, was named the sole finalist to become Texas Tech University president. He has served at Iowa since 1996 and would succeed David Schmidly, who left for Oklahoma State. Whitmore’ s starting date and salary are not set.
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Zack Kucharski
The
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jon Whitmore
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Texas
Whitmore
Brian Newby
Texas Tech
David Schmidly
Oklahoma State University
David Shorton
Skorton
Florida State University
University of Kentucky
Texas A&m
University of New Hampshire
Zack. Kucharski
Storm cleanup nearly complete in Cedar Rapids area
Cedar Rapids city officials say cleanup from the July 20 storm is nearly finished with more than 3,200 loads of downed trees and debris taken to the landfill. The work paused street projects but will resume, as police logged 128 storm related calls and firefighters 80.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids faces row over riverboat casino vote
Casino backers led by Jim Cannon claim too much city control after he gathered 10,000 signatures to trigger a November 4 referendum. A nine member Citizens Commission on Gaming will study deals while City Council weighs sites and operators for a potential Cedar Rapids riverboat casino.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jim Cannon
Linn County
Cannon
City Hall
Paul Pate
Citizens Commission On Gaming
Birthday surprise from 242 Johns reaches a Gates
Belle Plaine farmer John Gates received 127 birthday letters from 242 men named John Gates across the United States. Connie Gates organized the surprise for his 61st birthday on August 2, with stamped return envelopes and messages ranging from well wishes to jokes about Bill Gates. A note from a Brazil-based Gates and others nationwide followed the plan, and the couple and daughters kept the letters as they arrived.
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Laura Segall
the Gazette
John Gates
Connie
John Gateses
Elle Plaine
John
Gates
United
Connie Gates
Brazil
Bill Gates
Marion council weighs waste transfer site plan controversy
Marion City Council heard William Jetter's plan for a waste transfer station behind Kwik Way on Highway 13. Attorney Drew Chambers spoke for Jetter, promising a state of the art facility. officials meanwhile enacted a six month moratorium on waste transfer approvals with final action set for August 24.
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Dick Hogan
Marion
Kwik- Way Manufacturing
Highway 13
William Jetter
Jetter
Alaska
Drew Chambers
Clinton
East Moline
Ill
Tom Parks
Kwik Way
City
Faith and values debated as same sex marriage moves forward
Two Iowa law professors and longtime partners Jean Love and Patricia Cain watch the Episcopal convention in Minneapolis where bishops debated blessing same sex relationships and electing an openly gay bishop. They consider moving to Canada if needed as more countries legalize gay marriage. The article notes broader religious debates on sexuality ahead of upcoming ELCA and Catholic guidance.
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Tom
Gazette
Pacific Ocean
Sea Ranch
Calif
San Francisco
Jean Love
Patricia Cain
Minneapolis
University of Iowa
Love
Cain
Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
Netherlands
Belgium
Episcopal Assembly
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
ELCA
Milwaukee
Vatican
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