Snowmelt Sent Iowa Rivers Higher But No Major Flood
Warm weather melted nearly all Iowa snow over a weekend as rivers rose but stayed within manageable levels. Watched crests include Indian Creek Marion and the Maquoketa, with forecasts of falling levels as cold returns. Forecaster Chuck Bible noted no snow at 12 stations and warned ice jams could still cause local flooding.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Iowa
Indian Creek
Marion
Thomas Park
Prairie Creek
Cedar Rapids
Little Maquoketa
Dubuque County
Turkey
Maquoketa
Marshalltown
Weather Service
North Raccoon
Jefferson
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
National Weather Service
Chuck Bible
Bible
Decorah
Spencer
Decorah Police
Grandy Festers Over Health Bill as GOP Split Deepens
Rep. Fred Grandy of Iowa confronts the Republican leadership and Branstad allies while co sponsoring the Cooper Grandy health reform bill. He argues bipartisan support is the path to breaking the health care stalemate despite White House and Kristol criticism.
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David
Tennessee
Jim Cooper
White House
William Kristol
Dan Quayle
GOP
Cooper-Grandy
Grandy
Clinton
Cooper
Washington Post
Congress
Am/Pm “Mesquaki” Free Bus Daily Ad
City briefs list free shuttle services and advertisements for local businesses and events. Items include Amana and Mesquaki shuttle, Elk Lodge banquet info, swimwear outlet hours, a doctor joining a cardiology practice, bingo nights, a golf reunion, and a restaurant schedule change in Marion and Cedar Rapids.
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Sandy
Lawmakers push economic policy rewrite for Ipsco plant
Iowa lawmakers aim to finish a major economic development policy rewrite this week to land a 360 million steel plant for Ipsco Inc and start work on other priorities. The Senate debates a package with up to 73 million in 20 year tax incentives for Ipsco and similar incentives for other firms. House and Senate plan juvenile justice reforms and school safety measures while finalizing fiscal targets and health care reform. The session eyes a March 4 funnel deadline and aims to adjourn in April with expenses ending April 19.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Senate
Ipsco Inc
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Ipsco
Paul Pate
Marion
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
House
General Assembly
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Cardiologists PC
William J. Witcik
1St Ave
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St. Luke’s Auxiliary
Flanagan
Ellis Blvd
Hack’s
Hawkeye Downs
Pierson’s Florists
Johnny’s “Parkway
Gazette Classiwo Plag
Schumacher
Cox
Larry Serbousek
East Garden
Cityline
Ler yAe
the Gazette Na
Wally Horn
Harold van Maanen
Pella
Siegrist
Advertising Dept
the Gazette
3Rd Ave
Fed
Larry McGrath
U.S
Iowa City
Fox Eye
Lee Birchansky
Miracle-Ear
MiracleEar
John Dove
Miracle-Ear Mee
Conte
Blairs Forest Way
John A. Ritchie
Second Avenue
Blue Cross
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