Health director to host live chat on H1N1 clinics
Linn County Public Health Director Curtis Dickson will answer questions at 11 a.m. today in a live chat on GazetteOnline.com. He will discuss school H1N1 clinics and the need for a second vaccination for children age nine and younger and note February as heart health month.
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Voters renew 10 year levy in Mount Vernon district
Mount Vernon voters approve a 10 year physical plant and equipment levy generating 280000 dollars annually for maintenance and capital projects. Turnout 6.6 percent. 226 to 95 in unofficial Linn County results. Superintendent says 140000 funds immediate maintenance.
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Cedar Rapids mayor eyes vacation use it or lose it rule
Mayor Ron Corbett urged a use it or lose it vacation policy to save about 350000 annually and proposed a city hiring freeze. Council and city managers weighed impact on services while budgeting a 2.2 million gap for next year and 28 million for capital projects.
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Casey Drew
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Anamosa Middle Schoolers rally to aid Haiti quake victims
Sixth graders at Anamosa West Middle School organize T shirt drives to support Haiti after a classroom ceiling collapse left a strong impression. They collected about 800 shirts and seek transport or donations to send them abroad, reflecting local generosity and service values.
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Second arrest named in Cedar Rapids Bell murder case
Cedar Rapids police say 17 year old Gabriel D. Taylor turned himself in and is charged with first degree murder in the Kevin Bell case. Taylor, along with 16 year old Denem A. Null, is accused of firing the fatal shot during a January 11 apartment break in. Both are held on one million dollar cash bail at Linn County Juvenile Detention Center.
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