Democrats at Cedar Rapids labor forum push for union voice
Six Democratic presidential hopefuls including Gephardt Kerry Edwards Graham Kucinich and Dean spoke to more than 800 at an AFL-CIO event in Cedar Rapids. They attacked Bush energy policy and touted labor concerns while outlining differing paths for the party.
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Northeast Blackout Deepens Woes Across Cities
After the largest U S blackout, power returned to millions but new problems emerged. Cleveland restarted power on day two but water supply lagged. Times Square glowed yet subways stayed idle and Detroit area faced gas shortages.
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Blackout sparks outages and coping stories across cities
Former Iowans describe adapting to outage conditions while Detroit faces gas shortages and Cleveland reports water issues. The nationwide blackout shocks residents abroad as questions about power grid reliability rise. Officials warn rolling outages may resume to conserve electricity as power is restored and then cut again.
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Iowa faces risk of widespread blackout in Midwest grid
Eastern Iowa utilities like Alliant Energy and MidAmerican say regional outages show the grid must be improved. The Thursday blackout knocked one unit offline at Edgewater Generating Station in Wisconsin, but no customers in Iowa lost power. MISO president urges more investment as reliability concerns rise.
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Midwest
Cedar Rapids Commercial Property Values Jump 10 Percent
Cedar Rapids and Linn County face a state 10 percent rise in commercial property valuations, with Linn County at 11 percent. Chamber of Commerce President Ron Corbett condemns the move, noting its clash with a statewide effort to attract business and the current tough economy.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
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Cedar Rapids Area
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Iowa
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Mount Mercy graduate leaves $1.3 million to college and sisters
Catherine L. Flaherty, a 1946 Mount Mercy Junior College graduate who died at 77, left a 1.3 million estate to Mount Mercy College and the Sisters of Mercy. More than 715000 will go to Mount Mercy, including proceeds from a trust she started in 1999, making it the college’s largest bequest.
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