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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2004
Page
9
Money is available to help property owners in the McLoud Run watershed build rain gardens to keep hot runoff from reaching the stream. About $10,000 is available with up to 70 percent of costs covered, not to exceed $600 per property. Deadline September 15. contact (319) 377-5960.
Braun N. Thompson, 45, of Rochester Minnesota, was sentenced in Cedar Rapids to 35 years after a jury found him guilty of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and of possessing an unregistered sawed off shotgun. Police stopped him August 15 2003 for running a stop sign. A search found the shotgun along with a mask gloves wire cutters and ammunition. Investigators linked Thompson to armed robberies at southern Minnesota convenience stores in August 2003. Judge Linda Reade raised his sentence due to prior criminal history.
University of Iowa President David Skorton launches an energy conservation program in Iowa City requiring students and staff to turn off lights monitors and equipment when not in use. The initiative targets a $12 million budget gap and is expected to save $250 000 annually part of a $2 million cut next fiscal year with a goal to reduce $10 million more over three years.
Iowa City leaders say no binding contract talks with MidAmerican until voters weigh in next November on establishing a city run utility and on approving another franchise. If endorsed, the council could create a city utility later. the franchise question remains non-binding.
Bal dwin, 34, has lived in a camper since May 23 after floods from the Turkey and Volga rivers damaged homes of relatives in Garber and Elkport. She says the cramped quarters and lack of home comforts have worn on her, refusing a Labor Day camping trip in Minnesota.
Police report a 36 year old Marion man met 25 year old Michelle Cruise for a sex for money exchange at his home after which Cruise slapped him and police were called. Cruise faces prostitution charges and was jailed briefly. Walker was arrested and released on suspicion of solicitation. The case adds to local prostitution arrests in the Cedar Rapids area.
A columnist traces Iowa gambling from prohibition era raids to present casino plans in Washington County. He notes pinball laws, bingo in chicken houses, and the enduring betting impulse tied to farming and politics, ending with a nod to ongoing presidential campaign activity in the state.
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