Corridor teams surge in girls state tournament quarterfinals
In Des Moines three Corridor squads won Class 4A quarterfinals. Iowa City High and Linn-Mar set up a semifinal meeting Friday, while Springville beat No 2 Lawton-Bronson 60-45 in Class 1A and advances to Friday's championship game against Newell-Fonda at 6 p.m. Other area teams face upcoming matchups.
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Washington Warriors Triumph Over North Stars in Des Moines
C R Washington Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors defeated Sioux City North Stars 75 to 63 at Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines. Micha Mims and Katelin Oney embraced after the win and the team advances to a semifinal versus No 1 Yaukee at 2 30 p m Friday.
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Linn-Mar Lions Roll Roosevelt 66 38 in semifinal bid
D J Norman and Jaime Printy lead Linn-Mar Lions to a 66 38 win over Des Moines Roosevelt. Next up is a semifinal clash with Iowa City High at 1 p m Friday as Linn-Mar eyes the title.
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Class 2A and 3A semifinal pairings set for today
In 2A semifinals MFL MarMac faces Mason Northwest Webster at 1 p.m. and Monticello meets Davenport Assumption at 2:30 p.m. In 3A Marion meets Pella at 6:30 p.m. Details, 10 and 6C.
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Smoking ban modified Iowa bill clears exemptions
The Iowa Senate approved 29 to 21 a statewide smoking ban removing exemptions for casinos veterans clubs and the veterans home and defeated an effort to allow smoking in 21 and older bars. House File 2212 returns to the House where floor manager Rep. Tyler Olson calls the vote a total change in the discussion.
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Smoking ban bill returns to House with Senate version support
The article notes the smoking ban bill moving back to the House where backers push for stricter Senate language. Gov. Culver said he would sign. Exemptions for casinos were pivotal to last week’s 56 44 Senate vote but faced opposition in the House as not fair to bars. Olson calls the Senate action great news.
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Cedar Rapids hit by record robbery rate in 2007 and ongoing 2008
Cedar Rapids reports a spike in robberies with 141 incidents in 2007, a rate of about one every 2.5 days, and 26 robberies by February in 2008. Police Lt. Washburn notes no clear cause and cites broader crime spikes previously, while other Corridor cities show different trends.
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Iowa City
Kenneth Washburn
Flu shots urged for all children over 6 months old
A federal panel advised that all children from six months through 18 years should receive annual influenza vaccines. The recommendation, likely to be adopted by the CDC, would expand eligibility to about 30 million children, though only a fraction may be vaccinated.
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