Iowa City flood buyouts end with Parkview Terrace closure
Mary and Joe Sturm sold their Iowa City home after flood damage and buyout pressures. By July the city finished purchasing 93 Parkview Terrace homes west of City Park and along Taft Speedway, with demolition set for fall. statewide purchases totaled about 43.2 million under Hazard Mitigation and 240 million with Community Development Block Grants. Cedar Rapids, Coralville, and other cities followed similar patterns with no local funds in some cases.
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Fired UI professor vows appeal after termination
Malik Juweid, tenured radiology professor at the University of Iowa, says he will appeal to the state Board of Regents and seek a court injunction to halt his dismissal. A judicial panel found he compromised patient confidentiality and acted inappropriately toward UI Hospitals and Clinics staff. President Sally Mason approved the termination, citing the panel’s conclusions and urging implementation of recommendations.
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Iowa farmers eager to harvest amid severe drought
Iowa agriculture secretary Bill Northey says farmers are anxious to harvest as drought tightens its grip with 67.5 percent of Iowa under extreme or exceptional drought, the worst in years, though the corn crop is about three weeks ahead and may be beyond rain’s help while soybeans could still use moisture.
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Ethics board drops complaints against regent Rastetter
The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board dismissed complaints against Regent Bruce Rastetter for lack of legal sufficiency. Critics from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement blasted the decision, pledging to pursue actions through other channels. The group alleged Rastetter used board influence to aid AgriSol Energy, a project he founded that faced ISU withdrawal in February amid criticism.
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