Funeral honors Iowa bishop Dingman who guided rural rights
Bishop Maurice Dingman, 78, longtime Des Moines diocese head, praised as a farm boy who cherished Pope John Paul II’s Iowa visit and regretted ill health that kept him from leading rural life efforts. About 900 mourners attended at St. Ambrose Cathedral, with Gov. Branstad and Ruth Harkin among attendees. Burial followed at Glendale Cemetery.
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Des Moines
Maurice Dingman
Iowa
Lawrence Soens
Sioux City
Dingman
St. Ambrose Cathedral
Terry Branstad
Tom Miller
Ruth Harkin
Tom Harkin
Glendale Cemetery
Soens
John Paul II
William Bullock
Iowa Economy Stagnant Despite January Revenue Gain
Iowa's January state revenue rose 3.9 percent to 277.2 million dollars, with sales taxes up 3.3 percent and personal income taxes down 2.3 percent. For seven months of the fiscal year revenues are up 6.4 percent, against a 6.8 percent growth target, as officials warn against counting on a near-term upturn.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gretchen Tegeler
State Department of Management
Tegeler
Iowans To Get 13 Week Unemployment Extension
Up to 9,000 Iowans will qualify for an additional 13 weeks of jobless benefits after Congress approved the extension. President Bush was expected to sign. About 8,700 Iowans already received extended benefits from Nov 17 to Jan 31, with $8.4 million paid.
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Iowa Newspaper Association
DES Moines
Congress
Bush
Bill Yost
Central Iowa Amtrak Route Faces Signal System Cost
Iowa officials say a centralized traffic control system costing 25 to 30 million dollars may be required for a proposed central Iowa Amtrak route. Cedar Rapids warns station costs could top 280 thousand dollars in year one. Clinton Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Ames and Carroll are named along the line.
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Iowa
Amtrak
Les Holland
Iowa Department of Transportation
Holland
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Marshalltown
Ames
Carroll
Chicago and North Western Transportation Co
IDOT
Rail and Water Division
Nelson
Denison
Chicago-Omaha
Illinois
Nebraska
Ian MacGillivray
Ground Transportation Center
GTC
Beverly Yards
General Mills
Iowa weighs nine-state high speed rail plan from Chicago
Iowa and eight neighboring states study a Chicago to Omaha high speed rail network. Costs, funding, and feasibility are uncertain with Amtrak negotiations possible. Local funding and station costs in Cedar Rapids are considered, with federal aid sought for station expenses.
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John Kirsch
Iowa
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Ian MacGillivray
Iowa Department of Transportation
MacGillivray
Amtrak
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Yost
Central Rail
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