Task force urges no closure of Iowa mental health institutes
A special task force reviewing Iowa four mental health institutes recommends none be shut down until a broader mental health infrastructure is built. The group called for more community based services and says any closure would require legislative action and proceeds from leases or sales to fund local services.
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Iowan Woman Offered Sex for Gasoline in Crude Attempt
Iowa City woman Lisa A. Langer 44 was arrested after she allegedly offered sex for gas to plainclothes officers at First Avenue and Sixth Street West. Police found a drug pipe in her purse. Langer jailed at Linn County.
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Crime Free Business program aids area shops
CORALVILLE The Iowa City and Coralville police departments team up to help businesses prevent crime. Under the Crime Free Business program, they offer low cost safety ideas such as cash handling policies and basic security steps. Businesses in Iowa City or Coralville are urged to contact their police departments.
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River Networks and Floods talk at Cafe Scientifique
Iowa Flood Center Director Witold Krajewski will discuss the hydrologic genesis of floods in a talk titled River Networks and Floods at 5 p.m. today in Cafe Scientifique located at Linn and Market streets. He, a University of Iowa civil engineering professor, will cover rainfall soil moisture land cover and the drainage network with results from the 2008 floods.
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Iowa GOP forums in Dyersville and Manchester today
Iowa Republican leaders Matt Strawn and Rep. Steve Lukan visit Dyersville and Manchester for town hall meetings. They discuss GOP ideas for solving state government and family issues at the Country Junction in Dyersville at 5 p.m. and Days Inn in Manchester at 6 30 p.m. Residents of Dubuque and Delaware counties are invited to attend.
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Iowa City UI Pharma lays off eleven workers
Eleven workers at University of Iowa Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Iowa City received layoff notices this week due to weak conditions in the drug industry. The cuts amount to about 16 percent of the facility staff, affecting merit and professional scientific positions.
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