Cedar Rapids police target 48-hour parking rule violators
Snowy conditions enable Cedar Rapids officers to enforce the 48 hour on street parking limit with over 100 warnings issued and eight tows. Towing continues today with fines plus storage and tow fees. A Gazette Community Forum on alcoholism and adult children of alcoholics is at the Cedar Rapids Public Library tonight at 7 p.m. with panelists Cathy Cory Rob Cook and Shirley Schneider and moderator Mark Bowden. A second forum is planned for February 28.
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Zeus
Linn
Cathy Cory
Iowa Department of Human Services
Rob Cook
Syd Cook
Shirley Schneider
The
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council
Mark Bowden
Iowa City Arts Festival and Jazz Festival Dates Set
The Iowa Arts Festival runs June 2 to June 4 and the Iowa City Jazz Festival from June 30 to July 2, announced by Summer of the Arts executive director Katie Roche. The Friday Night Concert Series and Saturday Free Movie Series start in May and run weekly through September drawing about 68 000 attendees annually.
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First Avenue traffic narrowed for water main work in Coralville
Traffic on First Avenue in Coralville will be reduced to one northbound lane and two southbound lanes at Ninth Street this Wednesday for a water main connection. The city says lanes shift to the west side and business access remains open with normal flow returning Friday if weather allows.
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Gluba Announces 1st District Bid Aimed at Iraq War End
Bill Gluba, Davenport realtor and former Iowa legislator, announced his bid for the open U.S. 1st District seat, pledging to end the Iraq war and implement universal health care. He cites a 10 point plan to bring troops home responsibly and leads in name recognition per a Zogby poll. Gluba trails the race against Bruce Braley and Rick Dickison in the Democratic contest, with other candidates on the GOP side.
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Bill Dix
U.S. House
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University of Iowa
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Amish family rebuilt after fire in Fairbank neighborhood
Dan Kurtz and his 13 member family face a rebuilt home after a weekend fire that damaged the residence. Fire officials estimated 200000 dollars in losses but praised smoke detectors that alerted residents. Neighbors and 170 Amish families offered help with the reconstruction and donations.
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Andy
Abe
Katie
Gipper
Oelwein
Independence
Jesup
Hazleton
Stanley
UNI keeps body farm idea afloat
UNI assistant professor Tyler O'Brien presses forward with a proposed forensic anthropology body farm at the university. He cites national interest and donor offers while noting no space to store corpses yet. A $1.6 million request and a $500,000 NIJ grant were discussed for federal funding this year.
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Iowa
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University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center
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National Institute of Justice
Patricia Gendelmann
Board and Governmental Relations
Congress
Tennessee
Tennessee Body Farm
Designer facts and the muddled era of information
Mike Deupree critiques Leonard Pitts on designer facts and the shift from traditional reporting. He argues readers pick convenient impressions from nontraditional sources and warns that today's information overload muddles truth while acknowledging readers had options to check sources themselves. He notes Pitts writes Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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J. Edgar Hoover
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