Labor unions press on as membership shrink and jobs vanish
Mark Smith leads the Iowa Federation of Labor facing 34 000 lost manufacturing jobs and waning dues. A couple of hundred activists convene at Five Sullivan Brothers Center to chart strategy amid factory closures and political pressure.
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Five Sullivan Brothers
Waterloo
Iowa Federation of Labor
Smith
Turing Jobs
Deere & Co
Federation
Teamsters
Service Employees ' International Union
Afl-Cio
Iowa
John Campbell
United Steelworkers Union
Pomeroy City Hall Paralyzed After Council Members Quit
Five city leaders including the mayor resign in Pomeroy Iowa over a dispute involving a former city clerk. With only one council member left the town cannot issue paychecks or bills and may require a special election to regain a quorum.
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Pomeroy
Iowa
Sherry Ricke
Rodney Nelson
Kenneth Axman Jr
Steven Gerdes
Robert Schossow
City Hall
Julia Pettit
William Sankey
Sankey
Alligator caught in Carter Lake finds refuge at zoo
A 2.5 foot alligator captured in Carter Lake and recaptured after a July escape is now in quarantine at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Veterinarians report the reptile is healing from snout tape wounds and fungal growth, with improving condition.
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Council Bluffs
Carter Lake
Henry Doorly
Omaha
Neb
Jessi Krebs
Krebs
Inmates Death Blamed on Preexisting Condition
Harrison County jail inmate Christopher Lynch 27 of Missouri Valley died after being found unresponsive in his cell. Autopsy planned. Lynch jailed for failure to appear as of Friday.
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Logan
Harrison County
Christopher Lynch
Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley Hospital
Terry Baxter
Lynch
Jury selection resumes in Pierre Pierce assault burglary trial
Jury selection to continue at 9 a.m. in Adel for former Iowa basketball star Pierre Pierce. Judge Gregory Hulse denied dismissal or delay after defense argued police report discovery was late, ruling it an inconvenience but not unfair to Pierce.
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Adel
University of Iowa
Pierre Pierce
Gregory Hulse
Pierce
Hulse
Court updates cite sexual abuse charge in West Des Moines incident
The defendant faces up to 56 years if convicted on all counts after an alleged attempt to commit sexual abuse and a fourth degree criminal mischief charge from an incident at Tiffany Whitsell’s West Des Moines condo on the night of January 27.
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West Des Moines
Tiffany Whitsell
Discovery astronauts report sighting Iowa State Fairgrounds from space
Space Shuttle pilot Jim Kelly of Iowa said from reentry on August 9 the crew saw the Iowa State Fairgrounds among sights meteorically noted including the Great Wall of China. Kelly, a Burlington High School 1982 graduate now in Houston, hopes to fly again at fair time. Lori Chappell, fair spokeswoman, commented on the impression left.
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Great Wall of
China
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Earth
Iowa
Jim Kelly
Kelly
Burlington High School
Houston
His Wife
Dawn
Lori Chappell
Iowa National Guard Mobilizes Nearly 600 for Iraq War
About 575 Iowa National Guard soldiers from the 133rd Infantry and the 194th Field Artillery are ordered to 18 months of active duty for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Units based in Waterloo Dubuque Oelwein Iowa Falls Charles City Fort Dodge Storm Lake Spencer Algona and Estherville will train at Camp Shelby Mississippi before deployment.
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Associated Press
Iowa National Guard
133Rd Infantry
194Th Field Artillery
Guard
Greg Hapgood
133Rd
Waterloo
Dubuque
Oelwein
Iowa Falls
Charles City
Sinai Desert
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Spencer
Algona
Estherville
194Th
Camp Shelby
Miss
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