Workplace romances on the rise in Cedar Rapids and beyond
Tim Cathout and Kim Rundell met while working at Vernon Inn The Greek Place in Cedar Rapids and soon plan to marry. Surveys from Vault and CareerBuilder.com show a majority of workers have courted coworkers, with experts noting work as a common meeting ground for couples. Brett and Kristin Crouse, both 43, married before becoming coworkers at ACT in Iowa City and continue to work together under the same roof for five years.
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Nicole Riehl
Gazette
Tim Cathout
Kim Rundell
Vernon Inn
Cedar Rapids
Cathout
Vault
CareerBuilder.com
Kathryn Coulter
Mount Mercy College
Brett
Kristin Crouse
ACT
Iowa City
Office romance tips: stay professional and fair
The guidance advises, from Jim Friel and Kathryn Coulter, to follow company rules on office relationships. Avoid dating subordinates, do not reveal personal details, and keep work interactions professional to prevent perceived special treatment or awkward breakups.
Judge cites medical condition in Zaruba car-pedestrian death case
District Judge David Baker spared Larry Zaruba prison time, finding a medical condition such as a seizure or heart attack may have caused him to drive erratically when he struck Abby Bowman in Cedar Rapids in 2004. He had previously been found guilty of vehicular homicide while driving recklessly and suspended a 10 year sentence.
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Duane Crock
the Gazette
Larry Zaruba
Tyler Johnston
Zaruba
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Abby Bowman
Bowman
The
Gazette
Edar Rapids
David Baker
Baker
First Avenue E
Carrie Kriz
Kriz
Trends say print encyclopedias headed for extinction
Iowa City writes to the curb as a 25 volume Funk and Wagnalls encyclopedia loses value. The piece notes CD-ROM Britannica and free Wikipedia access render heirloom sets obsolete, urging readers to dispose of them.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Funk & Wagnalls
Florida teen journeys alone to Iraq amid staged immersion
Farris Hassan, a 16 year old from Florida, travels to Iraq without telling his parents as part of an immersion journalism project. He meets a taxi misstep at the Iraq Kuwait border and crowds at Baghdad a food stand before being delivered by the 101st Airborne to the U S Embassy for return home.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Iraq- Kuwait
Farris Hassan
Florida
Hassan
101St Airborne
Fort Lauderdale
U.S
United States
John McPhee
Fla
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