Corbett and Karr pledge cooperation after runoff win
Mayor-elect Ron Corbett says he will work with Don Karr and Pat Shey after their City Council runoff victories in Cedar Rapids. Karr won the at large seat 54.6 to 45.1 percent over Aaron Saylor, while Pat Shey defeated Jerry McGrane 56 to 44 percent for District 3.
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Don Karr
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District 3 runoff endorsements shape election night
In the District 3 runoff, Karr and McGrane endorsed Corbett ahead of his Nov 3 general win. Shey and Saylor offered no public endorsements. Corbett campaigned for McGrane against Shey, who lost. after victory, Shey, a 50 year old lawyer and small business owner, was asked about working with the new mayor.
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Obama to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan with phased withdrawal
President Obama announced an accelerated buildup sending 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan and a plan to begin withdrawing after 18 months. The first Marines could arrive by Christmas as cadets heard the strategy at West Point. He said the security of the United States justified the surge and warned of Taliban momentum in the region.
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West Point
N.Y
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U.S. Military
Eastern Iowans weigh new troop commitment debate
Army medic Hoyt who served in Kandahar from 2004 to 2005 compares Afghanistan conflict to Vietnam. He lives in Springville and works as a Cedar Rapids firefighter. He says public opinion remains hostile regardless of actions.
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Afghanistan
Vietnam
Hoyt
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Climate studies warn of more Iowa floods this century
A review of climate research finds peak river flows in Iowa may rise as much as 50 percent by midcentury, boosting flood risk. ISU professor Eugene Takle cautions residents to expect more floods from heavy midsummer rainfall, even as spring rainfall effects remain uncertain.
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Gazette
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Iowa State University
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Iowa Climate Change Impacts From Current Trends
The assessment notes overall warming in Iowa with more frost-free days and fewer extreme summer highs. Midcentury precipitation rises 20 to 30 percent with more spring rain and less fall rain, plus more winter rain and droughts. Winds slow, stream flows peak higher with greater rainfall seasonality, affecting planting and field drying.
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