Conlin faces questions over baggage in primary race
Iowa contenders challenge Roxanne Conlin on accepting counsel from a longtime friend and a $75 million Microsoft settlement. rivals cite potential ethics concerns while the GOP pushes for a school fund split from the payout. Daley defends the accomplishment as unrivaled for Iowa.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines
Roxanne Conlin
Chuck Grassley
Tom Fiegen
Bob Krause
Conlin
Republican Party of Iowa
Mark Daley
Republican Party
Fiegen
Conlin Campaign Faces Scrutiny Over Microsoft Settlement
Iowa debates the 179.95 million Microsoft settlement used to aid schools while Roxanne Conlin faces GOP criticism over ties to Des Moines attorney Jerry Crawford. Campaign managers claim attacks signal desperation and distract from working families’ needs.
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Microsoft
Roxanne Conlin
Conlin
Iowa
Mark Daley
Colin
Krause
Ques
Des Moines
Jerry Crawford
Crawford
Monsanto
Daley
Fiegen
Waterloo friends roll out new hockey sticks in bid to change goalie play
Dave Cross a Waterloo Central High School 1983 graduate and Jeff Cahill a 1984 Central alum with Robbe Brown a UNI trained consultant launched Boa Athletics in Denver to market hockey sticks starting with youth players. Their Five Hole goalie stick aims to seal the gap between skates and goal by flatting the paddle aided by a patent and positive early use by Waterloo Black Hawks players.
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Dave Cross
Boa Athletics
Missie Sturch
Waterloo
Waterloo Black Hawks
Cross
Jeff Cahill
Waterloo Central High School
Denver
Colo
Central
University of
Northern Iowa
Waterloo Warriors
Robbe Brown
Cahill
Brown
West High School
UNI
Black Hawks
Montana
New York
Burlington weighs future reuse of WWII depot on South Main
Burlington City Council considers four plans for the city owned depot including moving the Iowa Welcome Center from the Port of Burlington. Options include a railroad steamboat museum an Aldo Leopold interpretive center or a cafe. The city seeks 566000 state funds for Amtrak access work and faces 166000 more for flood wall construction.
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McClatchy Newspapers
Burlington
South Main Street
Doug Worden
Iowa Welcome Center
Amtrak
Worden
Welcome Center
Dennis Hinkle
Burlington/ West Burlington
Aldo Leopold
Leopold
Elkader sewer plant to finish early next year
Elkader's new wastewater treatment plant should finish about a month ahead of schedule with substantial completion by May 4 and final completion by June 10. The $3.3 million plant is part of a $7 million system upgrade funded by a mix of grants and federal funds.
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Pat McTaggart
Elkader
Iowa City Woman Sentenced for Social Security Benefits Theft
Gloria J. Hardiman, 59, of Iowa City, received six months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing Social Security benefits from 1994 to 2008. She must repay $86,878 to the SSA and $17,817 to the Iowa City Housing Authority. no parole in federal court.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Gloria J. Hardiman
Hardiman
U.S
Social Security Administration
Ephrin Wright
Chicago
Iowa
Iowa City Housing Authority
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Wright
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. District Court
John Jarvey
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Cedar Rapids Symphony
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