Inland casinos gain land based status in Iowa riverboat debate
Iowa lawmakers push to end mandatory water features for inland casinos. Senators back a land based category to replace riverboat rules, arguing a phony lake is an unnecessary expense. Critics fear erosion of riverboat gambling restrictions as industry supports attract a broader tourism focus.
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Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Washington County
Diamond
Worth
Minnesota
Mike Connolly
D-Dubuque
Iowa
Senate
Jack Kibbie
D-Emmersburg
GOP
Mary Lindby
Marion
Lindley
Lundby
Kibbie
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Commission
Wes Erbecke
Iowa Gaming Association
Emergency landings stress Linn County airport response teams
In 2006 the airport faced ten emergency landings ranging from minor gear light issues to smoke and engine trouble. Deputies from Linn County, Cedar Rapids officers and fire crews, Area Ambulance Service, and Ely and Fairfax volunteers form a cross trained 12 person team. They stage responders, direct traffic, and prepare for rapid evacuations or bomb threats. Slides deploy, buses transport passengers to the terminal especially if the incident is near the runway, ensuring shelter and FBI/police screening before terminal access.
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Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Cedar Rapids
Ely
Fairfax
Ron Harrelson
Sara Yount
Harrelson
Yount
FBI
Police
NICC bond vote fails in several counties
NICC hoped to fund Calmar and Peosta upgrades with a 10 year bond adding 42 cents per $1,000 to property taxes. The measure failed to win a majority in Dubuque Delaware and Howard counties, ending the first NICC bond request in 40 years.
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Fayette
Clayton
Dubuque
Delaware
Howard
NICC
Calmar
Peasta
Wrinkle Cream Claims For Puffy Eyes And Age Spots
A reader asks about remedies for puffy eyes and age spots. The pharmacist Robert Heldfond markets EBS Eye Gel and EBS Age Spot Formula, promoted as multi-use skin care solutions available at JCPenney with a guarantee and toll free contact.
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Donna
Jcpenney
St. Louis
Robert Heldfond
Ebs.com
Merck halts lobbying on teen HPV vaccine school mandate
Merck & Co suspends its campaign to urge laws requiring 11 and 12 year old girls to receive the HPV Cervarix vaccine for school attendance. Dr Richard Haupt, Merck medical director, says the aim is cancer prevention and the lobbying distraction is ended.
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Trenton
Merck & Co
Gardasil
Richard Haupt
Merck
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