Santa by Cindy Hadish A Cedar Rapids man seen as Santa
Robert Franks, 62, of Cedar Rapids, is admired as Santa by neighbors and residents at Geneva Tower. He studies his role with a positive outlook, despite back problems from landscaping work and prior surgeries. Geneva Tower administrator Bob Hagarty endorses to embrace his Santa persona.
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Cedar Rapids Station Plans 2012 Spanish Broadcasts
Cedar Rapids area station to launch in 2012 offering Spanish language coverage of Kernels games, a Latin mass at St. Ludmila Church, and live nightclub performances. The FCC awards FM spectrum to hundreds of community broadcasters.
NewBo Radio KNBO Aims 5000 Watt Community FM
The New Bohemia Group plans a 5,000 watt FM station at 88.7 KNBO with transmitter in Coggon to serve Cedar Rapids and Linn County. It seeks to expand community voices and highlight areas recovering from the June 2008 floods.
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Cedar Rapids Chief Graham poised for Ocala police post
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham, named by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn as the next police chief, awaits a city council vote on his nomination. If offered, he will decide whether to accept, while Cedar Rapids plans a nationwide search for a replacement. Graham has led since just before the 2008 flood and says he is loyal to Ocala.
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Iowa prison staff shortfall may reach eight million
Iowa corrections director John Baldwin told legislators that the agency will need up to eight million dollars more to keep prisons fully staffed through the current fiscal year ending June 30. He said the general fund appropriation will not fully fund 2,698 prison staff and 1,113 community corrections employees for the remaining six months.
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