Johnston man grows worm castings into thriving business
Robert Lees of Johnston grows worm castings from 2.5 million red wigglers in nine tanks to supply markets. He seeks an Iowa permit to move Arpeggio Farms to a 26 acre Jasper County site and plans to hire worm keepers as demand climbs from hardware stores and gardeners statewide.
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Johnston
Robert Lees
Lees
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Arpeggio Farms
Mingo
Jasper County
Bill Wheeler
Highland Park Hardware
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines
Rod van Wart
Windsor Height
van Wart
Highland Park
Iowa
Former priest resumes antiwar protest efforts after prison
Frank Cordaro, a former Des Moines priest jailed eight times for Offutt Air Force Base protests, was released after a six month sentence. He vows to continue anti nuclear and antiwar activism, saying the United States must face its own flaws while supporters note his ability to draw attention.
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Des Moines
Frank Cordaro
Offutt Air Force Base
Nebraska
al-Qaida
United States
Cordaro
Offutt
U.S. Strategic Command
Fran Fuller
Yankton
S.C
Mike Zmolek
University of Dubuque
Des Moines Police Pilot Hybrid Cars to Cut Gas Costs
Des Moines police test eight Honda Accord hybrids in a pilot to cut fuel expenses as gasoline prices stay high. The department spends about 680000 annually on gas for 380 vehicles, and hybrids were chosen after Homeland Security took SUVs from detectives.
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Des Moines
Bill Stowe
McCarthy
Department
Homeland Security
Washington
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
Byrne
Iowa
Iowa Legal Aid
Lowa
Gazette News Services
G4S chosen to monitor Iowa sex offenders nationwide contract
Iowa corrections officials select Group 4 Securicor to track up to 400 sex offenders 24 7 with satellite linked devices at £7.88 per offender per day California subsidiary handles Iowa contract funded by 2006 legislature 1.5 million dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Group 4
Securicor
California
G4s
Gary Sherzan
5Th Judicial District
Sherzan
Panel questions disposal of animal waste at Ames center
A panel of scientists probes whether the National Animal Disease Center improperly disposed of animal waste into Ames Iowa's wastewater system. Two workers allege questions were raised with supervisors, threats of funding loss, and failure to follow procedures for destroying prions. Agricultural Research Service denies improper handling, noting waste water is sterilized at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
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Ames, Iowa
National Animal Disease Center
Ames
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture Lab
Research Service
World Health Organization
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