Qwest pushes Iowa deregulation amid regulators debate
DES MOINES AP Representatives of Qwest Communications urged Iowa lawmakers to deregulate local telephone rates, while critics warn competition is too weak to allow price freedom. The bill would free Qwest Iowa Telecom and Frontier from rate controls, with 50 percent of increases funneled into expanding high speed Internet access within two years.
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Qwest Communications
Iowa
Michael Ralston
Qwest
Denver
Iowa Telecom
Frontier
David Lynch
Iowa Utilities Board
Joe Bolkcom
Iowa City
Bolkcom
Utilities Board
Jeff Angelo
R-Cresco
Senate Commerce Committee
Man awarded over 1 million in Iowa motel fall suit
Duane Bender of Balings Montana won a jury award exceeding 7.1 million against Super 8 after a fall on a wet floor at a Walnut Iowa motel. Bender, a backhoe operator, required neck surgery and cannot work. motel defense may appeal.
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Council Bluffs
Montana
Pottawattamie
Duane Bender
Balings
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Bender
Randall Shanks
Counc Bluffs
Shanks
Super 8
Fast fix at Newhall turnoff stops sign replacement
Department of Transportation workers Tim Niner and Scott Hepker replace a knocked over stop sign at the Newhall turnoff along Highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids. The sign was knocked down when Hepker was snowplowing the intersection during the night.
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Tim Niner
Blairstown
Scott Hepker
Urbana
Newhall
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Hepker
Iowa universities spent millions on outside image help
Iowa's three public universities have spent at least $2 million since 1998 on external help to improve their images. The programs include surveys, TV ads, and agency reports to boost exposure for attracting students and faculty. University officials note benefits in recognition and support for higher education.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Unniversiies
USA
Today
CNN
John McCarroll
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Ing
University of Iowa
UT University Relations
Judith Phair
Public Relations Society of America
United Way seeks letters of intent for Time Limited Grants
United Way of East Central Iowa invites letters of intent for Time Limited Grant funding covering health and human service needs in Benton Cedar Iowa Jones Linn and Washington counties. Grants support system building seed funding and short-term assistance for July 1 2003 through June 1 2004. Apply at www uweci.org/agencies or contact Nicole Beaman at 398-5372 Ext 15 or nbeamania uweci.org.
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United Way
East Central
Iowa
Benton
Cedar
Jones, Linn
Washington
Uweci.org
Nicole Beaman
Nbeamania Uweci.org
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