Zeller outlines plans to add 21 beds at jail
Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller proposes a no cost plan to ease overcrowding by adding 21 beds to the 145 bed jail and closing the indoor gym to inmate basketball. He argues inmates should serve sentences when court timelines permit and that recreation is not mandatory. An outdoor court would be used when temperatures allow.
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Rick Smith
Linn County
Don Zeller
Playboy Magazine
America
Playboy
Zeller
HBO
Cinemax
Showtime
Cedar River
Michael Carr
Jury convicts Bennie Pierson of second degree murder
Cedar Rapids jury votes 11 to 1 to convict Bennie Pierson, 24, in the death of Michael Heiderscheit after 15 hours of deliberation over three days. Verdict cites lack of evidence for premeditation. sentencing set for March 6 with a 50 year prison term and possible parole before 25 years.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Sue Grimm
Cedar Rapids
Bennie Pierson
Michael Hei
Derscheit
Pierson
Heiderscheit
Bennie
Mike
Diane Heiderscheit
William Eads
Linn
Bennie Pierson Sr
Michael Cady
Cady
Cedar River
House GOP health reform plan targets easier insurance access
House Republicans unveil a health reform plan aimed at easier enrollment for individuals and small businesses. It bars employer mandates and price controls, guarantees underwriting eligibility, limits pre existing condition exclusions, and allows health status based rating only within set limits. The plan enjoys backing from Armey NFIB NAM NAC Chamber and insurers such as Mutual of Omaha and New York Life.
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Washington Post
Washington — House
Harris Fowell
R-Il
House
Fowell
Committee
William Goodling
Fowell-Goodling
Richard Armey
R-Texas
National Federation of Independent Businesses
National Association of Manufacturers
National Retail Federation
Chamber of Commerce
Mutual of Omaha
New York
Iowa professor completes 160 mile IditaSport in Alaska
Steve Thunder McGuire, UI education professor from Kalona, finished 18th in the IditaSport race despite 80 degree below windchills. He endured 56 hours, slept 3 hours, ate late at finish, and plans to use the trip to raise Make-A-Wish Iowa funds.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Owa
Steve Thunder- McGuire
Alaska
McGuire
University of Iowa
Kalona
Anchorage
Iowa
Make-A-Wish Foundation of
Two Sisters Turn 90 at Willow Gardens Care Center
Esther and Hester, identical twins, live in adjoining rooms at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion and celebrate their 90th birthday. Page 1B notes the milestone.
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Esther
Hester
Willow Gardens Care Center
Marion
Tighter rules shrink gun dealer licenses nationwide
Federal and local enforcement reduced licensed gun dealers by more than 50 000 over three years. The Brady law raised startup costs and ATF reforms under President Clinton increased inspections and licensing hurdles, cutting dealer numbers from 248 155 in 1992 to 197 532.
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Washington Post
Washington
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Clinton
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NFIB
Steve Thunder
Procter & Gamble
Iowa City
Regis
East Waterloo
Wuzzies
Josh Sugarmann
Violence Policy Center
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