Cedar Rapids smells era recalled as hog plants, landfills fade
Residents, including Tim Boyle and Stoffer Hunter, recount a time when Cedar Rapids faced pervasive odors from the Sinclair Farmstead hog plant, sewage treatment, and local landfills. The 1970s and 1980s era saw worsening smells tied to Quaker and Penford facilities, with some sites later closed or repurposed while air quality met national standards.
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Sinclair/ Wilson/ Farmstead
Czech Village
Mount Trashmore
Quaker
Penford
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon Road
Linn County Public Health
Linn County
Shane Dodge
Public Health
Dodge
Cedar Rapids weighs sale of Riverside Park to Penford
Cedar Rapids City Council gives Penford Products and others until March to submit a proposal to buy 11 acre Riverside Park between Penford site and Czech Museum. Penford seeks park expansion to grow bioproducts amid odor debates with residents and council members over jobs and smells.
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Cedar Rapids
Penford Products Co
Riverside Park
Penford
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Czech Village
First St. SW
The
Czech & Slovak Museum
Monica Vernon
Justin Shields
Vernon
Shields
Giants Super Bowl staffer Friedman keeps operations rolling
Indianapolis based staffer Friedman coordinates travel, lodging, and kid care for Giants players and guests since Jan 19. She organized tours, three buses, police escorts, photo ops, and postgame contingency plans while maintaining on call readiness for any last minute changes.
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Giants
Friedman
Ddocal Winery
Speedway
Fiedman
Iowa GOP chief to step down amid caucus controversy
Iowa Republican Party chair Strawn says he will resign effective February 10 citing the party's revival in ballot access fundraising and registration. His exit follows criticism over the handling of the presidential caucus results that initially declared Romney winner then shifted to Santorum before final results. Bill Schickel will serve as acting chair as the state central committee selects a successor.
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Republican Party
Lone Chatman
Matt Sucawh
Puesday
Strawn
Iowa
Mitt Romney
Rick
Santorum
Onnn
Pennsylvania
Craig Robison
Lone Republican
Caucasses
House
Krate Paulsen
R Hiawatha
Paulsen
Bill Schickel
State Central Committee
State saves 479 AFSCME jobs with furloughs in 2009
The 2009 agreement between Culver and AFSCME kept 479 union members employed via five unpaid furlough days and a retirement-contribution suspension. Supervisors who became managers could not bump these workers. PERB found layoffs improper, prompting refunds to ten affected employees and ongoing dispute over who should bear costs.
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Afscme
PERB
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Tim Albrecht
Danny Homan
Chet Culver
Homan
Twedt
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