Bush to tour Iowa to discuss retirement security
President Bush will visit Des Moines on Friday morning to talk retirement security with workers at Printer Inc. and raise funds for Republican candidates. He appears for Rep. Tom Latham in the new 4th District and the Victory 2000 Fund at a Marriott Hotel reception.
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UI Coach Pleads Guilty to Drunken Driving
Rich Walker, 52, an assistant coach for the University of Iowa men's basketball team, pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Johnson County District Court. He faces sentencing March 22 after a Nov. 30 stop in Iowa City where his blood alcohol level was 0.12.
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Cedar Rapids lawmakers push for Iowa African American Museum
In 1994 Mount Zion Baptist Church members planned an African American museum in Cedar Rapids. The project grew into a statewide effort to build the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa with construction planned to begin that spring. February marks Black History Month as the series concludes.
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Byrd to get Black Hawk attorneys in murder case
Brandy Byrd 20 and co defendant David Keegan 17 face murder and robbery charges in the Jan 6 slaying of a pizza deliveryman. Judge Amanda Potterfield removed Linn County Advocate Office lawyers from Byrd case citing conflict of interest with prosecution witnesses. Byrd seeks severance and speedy trial set for April 8 in Linn County District Court.
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Tourism funding eyed for Marion Lowe Park
Marion officials discuss applying for a Community Activity and Tourism grant from the Iowa Department of Economic Development to develop Lowe Park into a regional family destination. Mayor Pro Tempore Julie Speral City Manager Jeff Schott and other park leaders meet with Swati Dandekar and Nichole Warren to plan the grant effort.
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Supreme Court rules for Quik Trip clerk in trauma benefits
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a Quik Trip clerk who witnessed a shooting and suffered a robbery can receive workers' compensation for mental suffering from a sudden traumatic event. Toby Brown of Cedar Rapids faced two traumatic incidents in January 1994, triggering PTSD and other stress symptoms. The decision establishes a new standard for qualifying trauma-based benefits in Iowa.
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