Marion town meeting on Bluestem proposal at City Hall
The city schedules a 7 p m Monday town meeting at City Hall basement to discuss Marion’s alternative to Bluestem Solid Waste Agency plans. Officials will outline benefits and answer questions about expanding Site 2 and opening a new landfill on county land along Highway 13.
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Marion
Bluestem Board of Directors
City Hall
Eighth Ave
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Site 2
Highway 13
Bluestem
Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced in Meth Case Involves Juvenile Helper
Keith Davis, 45, of Cedar Rapids, received two nine year federal prison terms after pleading guilty to using a 13 year old to assist in meth production. The sentences run concurrently as Davis admitted possessing weapons as a felon and using a minor in manufacturing meth in 2002. He faces further state drug charges.
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Keith Davis
Cedar Rapids
Davis
Iowa City Library seeks 120 more parking spots downtown
Iowa City Public Library trustees propose converting up to 120 spaces in the Dubuque Street Ramp to short term library parking. The library project and Plaza Towers construction have reduced nearby lots, while the ramp would need extra staff time for monitoring.
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Iowa City Public Library
Dubuque Street
Joe Fowler
Iowa Prisons Use Libraries To Divert and Educate Inmates
Iowa State Penitentiary and other facilities maintain extensive inmate libraries with 16 500 books including fiction and non fiction. Authorities see libraries as a way to break monotony while inmates pursue reading education and self help titles. Some books are heavily used while others remain unread and some paperbacks fall apart from heavy use.
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Christoph Trappe
Gazette
Iowa State Penitentiary
Stephen King
Iowa
Fort Madison
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Anamosa State Penitentiary
King Books
Fort Madison Prison Library
Lee County
Bob Ensminger
Wayne Dyer
Ensminger
Reading Nickel and Dimed sparks Cedar Rapids discussion
Mike Deupree argues Greater Cedar Rapids Reads should provoke thought and discussion about Barbara Ehrenreichs Nickel and Dimed. He notes the book offers one perspective on low wage work and urges readers to also explore supporting works by Sowell Cox Alm.
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Barbara Ehrenreich
America
Cedar Rapids
Ehrenreich
Wal-Mart
Marion
Hiawatha
Democratic Socialists of America
United States
Thomas Sowell
W. Michael Cox
Richard Alm
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Iowa City
Library Board
David Wallace
the Gazette
Michael Keary
Chicago
Jeff Littrel
Davenport
Keary
Littrel
Lance Clapham
Dubuque
Clapham
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Cox
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Alm
Dallas Morning News
Mike Deupree
Mike
Deupree
Gazettecommunications.com
Gazetteonline.com
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