Cedar Rapids School Board At Large Forum Tonight
The Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters sponsors a forum for three candidates for two at large seats on the Cedar Rapids school board. The event runs 7 to 8 30 pm in the Educational Service Center boardroom 346 Second Ave SW Cedar Rapids. Candidates are Nicholas Duffy Leland Freie and Judy Goldberg. Viewers may call in questions at (319) 558 2216. The forum airs on Mediacom Channel 18.
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Iowa City Board Expels Student Over Weapons Policy
The Iowa City school board voted to expel a high school student for the remainder of the first trimester after a closed hearing. Superintendent Lane Plugge said the student violated the district weapons policy before the current trimester and declined further comment due to privacy rules.
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Iowa professor Kyung Choi wins Design Division Award
Kyung Choi, the Carver Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa, has been named the Design Division Award winner by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The honor, the society’s top award from the Design Automation Committee, will be presented at the Sept 11 13 International Design Engineering Technical Conference at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
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Police probe attempted sexual assault near College Muscatine
Iowa City police are investigating an attempted sexual assault reported Friday night near the College and Muscatine streets intersection. A 24 year old woman described a white male in his late teens with blond curly hair wearing a red shirt and khaki shorts. Police urged tip line calls to (319) 356-5275.
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Riverside Casino and Golf Resort opens with tours
The $140 million Riverside Casino and Golf Resort near Iowa City held a public tour as 1,181 slot machines 30 table games and a 200 room hotel prepare to welcome guests. CEO Dan Kehl says it will be Iowa's first destination resort not requiring gambling to enjoy.
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Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Norma Hartley
Lone Tree
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Jason Kirk
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Kirk
Dan Kehl
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Contact the writer Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette
The reader is referred to writer Gregg Hennigan at the Gazette for contact, including the provided phone number 319 339 3175. The citation indicates a newsroom or column contact point.
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Fabricated Clinton visit prompts retraction at Guttenberg paper
The Press of Guttenberg admits its Aug 23 edition printed a bartender made tale that former President Clinton docked at Bill's Boat Landing in Clayton for a midnight Bloody Mary. Bartender Wanda Echard and patron Tim Brandel apologized to the paper for the hoax.
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Tandem Rally brings 400 teams to Cedar Rapids over Labor Day
Warning motorists as Cedar Rapids hosts the 2006 Midwest Tandem Rally. More than 400 tandem teams from 24 states and Canada travel to Cedar Rapids for a weekend of rides starting Friday at the Marriott on Collins Road NE. Local couple Marlene and Ed Hayek highlight the event after decades of tandem riding.
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Farm Progress Show shifts dates drawing reader input
The Farm Progress Show moves to a week schedule at the 600 acre site north of Amana drawing urban readers. Vendors and organizers defend the change while acknowledging access issues for city residents and suggesting optional evening hours or a Thursday Friday Saturday plan.
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