Two Cedar Rapids men facing theft and assault charges
Mark Eichinger 33 of Marion is charged with first degree theft after allegedly diverting more than 30000 from Eastern Iowa Insulation between April 1 2004 and January 25. He appears in Linn County District Court March 3. John Lyon 24 of Newhall is charged with willful injury for allegedly cutting Dan Stander outside Woody's strip club on January 29. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Mark Eichinger
Mary Dr
Marion
Eastern
Iowa
12Th St
Cedar Rapids
Eichinger
Linn County
Masco Corp
Eastern Iowa
John Lyon
Newhall
Dan Stander
Lyon
Stander
Woody
Mount Mercy Receives Gift for Nursing Upgrade
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust awards Mount Mercy College $200,000 to upgrade clinical instruction facilities for an expanded nursing program. Funds will renovate the nursing lab and buy simulation equipment to help students refine skills before patient contact.
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Roy J. Carver
UI researchers win 184k cancer institute grant for TrAPSS tool
University of Iowa engineers and collaborators received a 184 375 grant from the National Cancer Institute to support TrAPSS a mutation screening system. The Coordinated Lab for Computational Genomics and the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology will share the data platform with about 50 cancer centers nationwide to enhance detection of cancer-causing mutations. Terry Braun says the system enables data to be used more effectively in identifying genetic indicators of cancer.
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University of Iowa
National Cancer Institute
UI College of Engineering
Computational Genomics
Center For Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Institute
United States
Terry Braun
Braun
Yearly deer roundup proposal fuels Cedar Rapids forum
Dorothy de Souza Guedes reports on Cedar Rapids residents debating an annual deer roundup at City Hall. Donald Ross proposes a western style hunt to thin the herd without killing, amid concerns over yard damage and vehicle collisions. The Urban Deer Task Force will reconvene March 1 with more speakers from nearby towns and the Iowa DNR.
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Dorothy de Souza Guedes
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Donald Ross
Urban Deer Task Force
City Hall
Ross
Weing Rd
Steve Havlik
David Zahn
Waving For Work Liberty Tax Wavers Brighten Cedar Rapids Market
In Cedar Rapids workers at Liberty Tax Service dress as Uncle Sam and Liberty statuary to boost advertising. Natasha Morse and Cherresse Jones explain cash wages and feedback from drivers while Jason Mittan notes occasional eggs and Twinkies. The six outlet metro area franchise hires new wavers, trains them, and weighs the marketing value against cold weather and venue risks.
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Bdar Rapids
Natashia Morse
Uncle Sam
Cedar Rapids
Liberty Tax Service
First Ave
Cherresse Jones
Lady Liberty
Jason Mittan
Jason
State of Liberty
Natashia
Sam
Wavers
National Corps
United States
Canada
Marion
Elaine Rudolphi
Damon Deaton
Metro Area
Damon
Elaine
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Statue of Liberty
First Avenue
Liberty
Linn Area Reads explores evolving families and adoption debates
A Cedar Rapids library discussion on Linn Area Reads reviews family changes through adoption, divorce, and blended households. University of Iowa sociologist Mary Noonan notes divides over whether the American family is declining. experts discuss stepfamilies, DHS policies, and birth parent rights with perspectives from clergy, counselors, and adopters.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public
Mary Noonan
University of Iowa
Barbara Kingsolver
Linn
Richard Osing
Osing
America
Broadway
Laurie Frisch
Marion
State Department of Human Services
Frisch
DHS
Ann Kopf
Four Oaks
Adop
Tion
Kopf
Iowa
Erica Zito
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents
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Washington Ave
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Meadowbrook Dr. SE
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Forest Dr. SE
East Post Road
Harold Hensel
Pam Mackey Taylor
S. 31St St
The
Sierra Club
Zahn
North Liberty
Coralville
Dorothy
Desouzaguedes
Dave
Wes
Ramblin
Steve .Gravelle
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