Escapee Willie Pledge Missing From Cedar Rapids Facility
Willie Pledge, 36, failed to report after a job-seeking furlough at Cedar Rapids Work Release, marked an escapee by the Department of Corrections official Fred Scaletta. He is serving five years in Linn County for conspiracy to commit a felony class D offense. Call (515) 242-5707 if you have information.
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Willie Pledge
Cedar Rapids
Pledge
Fred Scaletta
Department of Corrections
Linn County
Two Teens Arrested in Purse Snatching Case
Dustin Frendle and Aaron Carter, both 16, were arrested and charged with second-degree robbery and drug offenses after allegedly grabbing Barbara White’s purse as she entered Drug Town at 4825 Johnson Ave NW. White, 77, was uninjured. A third youth, Anthony Schloss, 15, not involved in the theft, was charged with controlled substance and paraphernalia violations.
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Dustin Frendle
Aaron Carter
Barbara White
White
Johnson Ave
Anthony Schloss
Cristy Hamblin
Schloss
South Tama votes to close Montour Elementary Center
The South Tama Community School Board approved a plan by 4 to 1 to shut Montour Elementary Center at year end. Thirty eight students attend including preschoolers. next year they will move to the Tama intermediate center. Don Wacha Al Upah Deb Hanus and Joe Lyon supported the closure Jackie Dvorak opposed. The district keeps ownership for at least one more year citing budget class size and education quality.
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South Tama
Montour
Tama
Don Wacha
al Upah
Deb Hanus
Joe Lyon
Jackie Dvorak
First African American woman graduate of Iowa college
Susan Mosely likely became Iowa’s first African American woman to graduate from a college, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1885 and a master’s degree in 1888 at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. The vignettes come from the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa during February’s Black History Month.
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Susan Mosely
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Bids accepted for new school by Cedar Rapids board
The College Community school board accepted bids for the Prairie Ridge Elementary project under budget, awarding contracts to Garling Construction for the general bid, B G Brecke Inc for mechanical work, and Munson Electric for electrical work. The fossil wall was eliminated after a resident petition, and the 95,000 square foot school is set to open in August 2003 with capacity for 475 to 550 students.
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Janet Borholm
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
College Community School Board
Iowa
Prairie Ridge Elementary
Mick Starcevich
Garling Construction
B.G. Brecke Inc
Munson Electric
Media Center
Starcevich
Witinwa
UI finds more defense genes in human genome
Iowa City reporters detail a University of Iowa study showing 28 additional beta-defensin genes beyond the five previously known. Researchers in medicine and engineering say antimicrobial peptides from these genes form the body's natural antibiotics and could influence new drug development amid rising antibiotic resistance.
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Jim Jacobson
Cazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Colleges of
Medicine and Engineering
Paul McCray
McCray
Proceedings
The
National Academy of Sciences
Pharmacetutica Coments
Nussle aims to extend federal welfare grants
U S Representative Jim Nussle of Iowa told The Gazette editorial board he supports extending federal welfare grants beyond the current final year and doubts Congress will end allocations amid a recession and fragile state economies. He warns against cutting funds to balance budgets while backing modest education aid and reform efforts with reservations about soft money provisions.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Jim Nussle
Congress
Nussle
House Budget Committee
Iowa Child project seeks major gifts for rainforest plan
Ted Townsend, president of Townsend Engineering, says the Iowa Child project needs about 225 million dollars in major gifts to build a 4.6 acre indoor Amazon rainforest in Coralville and will open only when all funds are in hand. He notes donors worldwide are being targeted and a debt-free opening is essential.
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Tom Walsh
Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
Coralville
Ted Townsend
The
North America
Townsend
Amazon Rain Forest
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