Iowa caucuses clash with Martin Luther King Jr Day
Activists in Des Moines and Decorah protest holding pre precinct caucuses on Martin Luther King Jr Day. They argue party bylaws should ban scheduling on federal holidays while Democrats and Republicans defend the alignment as honoring King through civic participation.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Lawrence Williams
Luther College
Decorah
Williams
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Julian Bond
Benjamin Hooks
Carolyn McKinstry
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Radford-Hill
Dr. King
Erin Seidler
Democratic Party
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King
Seidler
Sarah Sauber
Republican Party
Sauber
Iowa earns top 20 spot in national emergency care report
The American College of Emergency Physicians ranking Iowa 19th in its National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine cites Iowa’s A-minus for quality of care and patient safety and B-minus for access to care. It notes 100 percent of Iowans have access to advanced life support ambulances and online medical direction, while a helmet law remains debated. The study highlights physician shortages but praises nursing supply and new resident program at University Hospitals Iowa City.
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Gazette
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American College of Emergency Physicians
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House
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Retrial date set for Eric Esse in Mammen case
A retrial is scheduled for February 21 in Cerro Gordo County District Court for Eric Esse of Albert Lea Minnesota, accused of killing Timothy Mammen of Plymouth on Thanksgiving Day 2002. Esse was convicted of first degree murder two years ago. the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the conviction last fall and ordered a new trial.
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Albert Lea
Minn
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Plymouth
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Mammen
Iowa Court of Appeals
New Jersey man sentenced for soliciting minor online
Richard Jo Hanson, 37, of Somerset, New Jersey, received a five year prison term after soliciting a 14 year old Iowa girl for sex via the Internet. He was arrested in Garner, Iowa, following a mother’s online sting and will register as a sex offender for at least ten years.
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Williams
Decorah
Garner
Richard Johanson
Somerset
N.J
Johanson
Hancock County
Ames Student Earns Perfect ACT Score
Emily Kawaler of Ames High School earned a perfect ACT score of 36 in October becoming one of 39 nationally to achieve the top mark and the sole Iowa student among about 8,000 test takers. She credits reading for preparation and balances dance, piano, Japanese study, and coediting the school's literary magazine.
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Emily Kawaler
Kawaler
Iowa
Ames High School
The Log Summary From Eastern Iowa Agencies
The Log compiles public safety and county attorney notes from Eastern Iowa agencies. The Gazette collects updates on incidents investigations and legal actions reflecting county and municipal activity in the region.
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Multiple DUI arrests reported across Iowa City and surrounding areas
A list of individuals arrested for operating while intoxicated in Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, and Cedar Rapids areas. Names include Paul Fix, Christopher Jones, Pedro Vargas-Garrido, Justin Cannon, Travis Hadley, Sara Boyle, Anthony Sturgell, Sara Coon, Pedro Bolanos, Troy Kowalsky, Bryan Hamilton, and Daryl Goolsby with times from Friday to Saturday and locations such as Sixth Street, Walford Road, 38th Street Drive SE, and Coral Ridge Mall. Goolsby held on a domestic assault warrant. second offense noted in several entries.
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Garrison
Sixth Street
Walford Road
Christopher Jones
Carter St. NW
38Th Street
Pedro Vargas-Garrido
Second Ave
East Post Road
Trailridge Road
Travis Hadley
Rebecca St
North Liberty
Coral Ridge Mall
Coralville
Sara Boyle
Coral Ct
Apt
Dubuque
Washington Streets
Iowa City
Sara Coon
Hills
Burlington
Front Streets
Pedro Bolanos
Highway 6
Unit
Lakeside
Troy Kowalsky
Center Point Rd
Apt. 8
Cedar Rapids
West Penn Street
Liberty Way
Bryan Hamilton
Erobi Lane
Daryl Goolsby
Goolsby
Broadway Street
Burglary Reports Hit Linn County Areas
Burglary reports outline four incidents in Linn County Cedar Rapids area. A storage garage at 1550 16th Ave SW held tools and furniture valued at about 170 dollars between January 1 and Thursday. A residence at 4417 Sherman St NE lost a DVD player and 300 DVDs valued at about 3060 dollars between 4 30 and 10 p m Thursday. An apartment at 2209 Westdale Dr SW reported a television with unknown value between 10 p m Thursday and 2 30 a m Friday. A garage at 1529th Ave SW reported personal papers stolen between midnight and 8 a m Wednesday.
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Sherman St
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Permission request for Gazette reprint use
Letter to Managing Editor at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa outlines the desire to reprint a Gazette article and explains how the material will be used. It specifies the intended pages format and distribution and requests permission and any licensing terms.
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P.O. Box
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Iowa
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