Iowa projects face high costs and tourism appeal noted
The Iowa Environmental Education Project in Coralville carries an estimated price near 180 million dollars. Refinements to programming and design aim to preserve the wow factor while making the project more realistic and tourism friendly. Maytag announces at least 50 new jobs in a North Liberty distribution center set to open by late 2004, spanning 750000 square feet. Cedar Rapids attorney Marsha Beckerman is appointed to Iowa 6th Judicial District Judge, replacing Larry Conmey. Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel anticipates reopening New Year’s Eve after a seven month closure due to a tribal leadership dispute, a relief to about 1300 workers and the regional economy.
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Iowa Environmental Education Project
Coralville
Maytag Corp
North Liberty
Marsha Beckerman
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Larry Conmey
Tama County
Fire hits Iowa Turkey plant. 350 workers laid off
Last weekend a fire destroyed the Postville Iowa Turkey Products plant leaving more than 350 workers suddenly unemployed. Community programs moved to assist families as the holiday season approaches amid uncertainty and loss.
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Iowa Turkey Products
Postville
Payday loan critique and driving safety reader letter
A reader warns about Iowa payday loans charging 361 percent annual interest and urges legislative reform. The letter details a Naperville trip and multiple speed and truck incidents on highways, urging action to prevent speed related accidents.
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Iowa
Joe
Naperville
Colon cancer screenings face price and access questions
An editorial notes colonoscopy costs up to 2000 and Medicare funding around 6 billion annually, spurring debate on rationing. It argues increasing supply of qualified doctors and promoting screening to detect polyps early, while ACS data show only 37 percent diagnosed early and colon cancer remains a leading death cause.
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San Jose Mercury News
New York Times
Medicare
American Cancer Society
United States
Why Saddam Deserves a Fair Trial But Padilla Lacks One
The piece argues Saddam Hussein merits a fair trial with due process, while Jose Padilla faces indefinite detention without charges. It cites U.S. court rulings and constitutional protections, noting parallels to historical internment and calls for rights to counsel and a public trial.
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Bush
Jose Padilla
Chicago
Pakistan
U.S
Padilla
Guantanamo
Cuba
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
United States
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Feds
New York Court
Congress
America
Pentagon
Yasser Esam Hamdi
Afghanistan
Supreme Court
Hamdi
Iraq
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