Long wait for truckers at Cargill plant as soybeans flood in
Trucker lines stretched for blocks at Cargill's Cedar Rapids soybean plant with waits beginning before 7 a.m. Drivers passed time reading, talking and using CB radios as Cargill extended unloading hours to cope with heavy deliveries.
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House OKs Unborn Victims of Violence Act
The House passed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act 254 to 163 to recognize fetuses as separate crime victims when a pregnant woman is attacked. Critics argue it could threaten abortion rights while the White House and Bush supporters back the measure. An alternative proposal by Democrats to raise penalties for injuries to the fetus during attacks was rejected.
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Lawmakers split on fetus rights bill in unpaid vote
Howlowans vote with Republicans Nussle Leach Latham King in favor and Democrat Boswell opposed. Senate Majority Leader Frist pledges to bring up the bill soon, but passage remains uncertain with questions over conferring new rights on fetuses. Page 10A.
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Jim Leach
Tom Latham
Steve King
Leonard Boswell
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Conner
Kirkwood taps Starcevich as next college president
Kirkwood Community College board names Mick Starcevich to succeed Norm Nielsen, who will retire in January 2005. Nielsen lauds Starcevich as a proven leader, while Starcevich vows servant leadership and service to students staff trustees and the business community.
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Iowa City
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Kirkwood Community College
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Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids College
Gambling License Additions Face Test in Des Moines
Des Moines lawmakers pass House File 2302 by 77-23, allowing race track casinos to add table games while maintaining a licensing moratorium. Rep. Danny Carroll defends the measure as a balanced compromise amid opposition, sending the bill to the Senate where its fate remains uncertain.
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Des Moines
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Grinnell
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Moratorium on licenses while table games loom in Iowa gambling bill
House Bill 2302 blocks new boat and casino licenses while authorizing table games at Dubuque for a 3 million fee and at Bluffs Run and Prairie Meadows for 10 million. Tax rates set 22 percent for some boats and 24 percent for others with 100 million revenue thresholds. State revenue projected at 218.7 million. fate in Iowa Senate uncertain.
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Prairie Meadows
Spongmonkey Ads Polarize Quiznos Customers Across Iowa
Quiznos marketing features computer generated Spongmonkeys. They divide opinion but attract younger customers and boost sales at two Iowa City locations. Ads were produced by Martin Advertising and began Feb 1.
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Ed Mertens
Iowa City
Martin Advertising Agency
Richmond
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