Bankrupt Waterproofing Firm Wins Major Defamation Award
A Scott County jury awarded Cedar Rapids based Waterproofing & Home Service Inc. 405380 against the city of Cedar Rapids and Building Director Gib Boxa. The verdict stems from Boxa actions during the 1993 floods ordering stricter permit standards for waterproofing jobs and his quoted remarks about shutting the firm down.
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Douglas Neumann
Scott County
Cedar Rapids
Gib Boxa
Boxa
Waterproofing & Home Service Inc
Gazette
Cows Roaming Iowa City Prompt Police Action
Iowa City reports four cattle sightings in a week across southwest and northeast neighborhoods. Sgt. Craig Lids notes officers carry rope to corral cows and recalls past incidents including a fatal shooting of an escaped meat locker cow and a river crossing near the airport.
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Johnson County
Owa
Iowa City
Ares
Craig Lids
Dubuque Road
Lihs
Iowa
Ready for School Phillips Area Kids Start Kindergarten
Jodi Hanzelka tours Pierce Elementary in Cedar Rapids with her daughter Lauren 5 as she prepares to begin kindergarten Monday. The mother says she is glad her daughter is growing up but finds it hard to believe she is ready for school.
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Jodi Hanzelka
Lauren
Pierce
Cedar Rapids
Hanzelka
Iowa GOP targets socialism in 4 H at fairs
Iowa Republicans accuse 4 H clubs of creeping socialism based on a party plank opposing socialism in 4 H competition. Stakeholders cite ribbons as a shift from winners and losers to experiential learning, with activists arguing competition remains essential.
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Iowa
GOP
Associated Press and Gazette
Republican Party
Iowa Gop
Joe Kurth
Iowa State University Extension Service
Kurth
Pat Buchanan
Simpson judge bans cameras in O J Simpson trial
Santa Monica judge Hiroshi Fujisaki bans television cameras still photographers and sketch artists from the wrongful death trial. He seals bench conference records and hearings outside the jury, citing distraction and a circus atmosphere in the courtroom.
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Santa Monica
Calif
O.J. Simpson
Superior Court
Hiroshi Fujisaki
Paul Hoffman
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Young Iowan Paul Kraus to be Democratic Convention delegate
Seventeen year old Paul Kraus will be the youngest delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago representing 23 Iowa counties. The high school senior says it reflects youth importance in politics and civic engagement.
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Paul Kraus
Chicago
Iowa
Ate Paul Kraus
Clinton moves to curb teen smoking with strict rules
President Clinton announced FDA tobacco regulation to label nicotine as addictive and restrict sales to minors. The plan aims to shift votes by portraying tobacco firms as culprits, while Republicans question the move as an election-year tactic.
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Clinton OK
Washington
Clinton
Food and Drug Administration
White House
Bob Dole
Joe Camel
Rose Garden
Dole
Elizabeth
Clinton 1995 tobacco rule package aims at teen access
The plan requires magazine ads to be black and white or text based and bans brand name sponsors for sports objects while allowing corporate logos. Billboards near schools would be prohibited and single cigarette sales banned. Photo ID would be needed for all cigarette purchases, with FDA tweaks permitting vending in adults only venues. Tobacco industry lawsuits are already filed.
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Joe Camel
Rolling Stone
Sports Illustrated
Clinton
FDA
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