Back On Patrol Davis Returns To Duty For Cedar Rapids Police
Cedar Rapids officer Tim Davis returns to solo patrol duties after nearly three years recovering from severe brain injuries sustained in a robbery investigation. He completed retraining and resumed supervised duties by summer then went solo just before Christmas as part of his remarkable comeback.
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Crow Invasion Baffles Iowa City Officials
Downtown Iowa City faces increased crow congregations as officials and business owners describe the nuisance worsened by a mild dry winter. Predator balloons will be used temporarily to deter the birds amid exposed pavement and tree clusters attracting them. Linda Pippen of Fairfax was hired by the state Workforce Development Office in 1998.
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Policy change eyed after embezzlement case at Cedar Rapids office
A state employee previously guilty of theft in 2000 and identify theft in 2002 kept her job under policy. She pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzlement while working at the Cedar Rapids unemployment office. Linn County and at least four other Iowa counties report a norovirus outbreak.
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Visitor’s ticket sparks Iowa city controversy
Readers debate a Cedar Rapids ticket issued to a nonresident, questioning whether the official overstepped or if the law was violated. Letters urge respect for rules, raise ideas on state relations, and touch on local business impact.
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Year 2011 framed as winning while losing
Broad critique of 2011 highlighting public figures like Charlie Sheen Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan. Discusses political theater around Rod Blagojevich Sarah Palin and Barack Obama. Questions Occupy Wall Street impact and criticizes media coverage and economic stagnation.
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Iowa debate sparks critique of Bloom and Skorton move
University of Iowa professor Stephen Bloom sparked a national discussion with an Atlantic essay on Iowa while David Skorton, former UI president now at Cornell, oversaw a landmark NYC graduate school project for Cornell. The plan includes a 2 million square foot campus, 280 faculty, 2,500 students, a $350 million Technion gift, and a $150 million venture fund. The piece urges forward looking debate and notes Iowa’s loss of Skorton without overemphasizing blame.
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