Student charged after threat at Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids police say Palo resident Garland Dixon 18 handed Kennedy High principal John Artis a note signed by The Lone Ranger threatening damage to Kennedy Jefferson and Washington high schools. He later led officers on a 20 mile high speed interstate chase and faces multiple charges.
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Garland Wh Vise, Jr
The
Dixon
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kennedy
Kennedy High School
John Artis
Artis
the Lone Ranger
Jefferson
Washington
Chase
Iowa Set to Launch Lottery After Next School Start
Iowa lawmakers inch toward a lottery bill that would not only establish the game but also outline revenue use. If approved, the plan could start after school begins with an estimated 45 million first year plus 50 to 60 million in ongoing annual proceeds, guiding economic development.
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Ken Sulliy
pantiCar
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Small Business and Commerce Committee
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Urbana schools probe sexual abuse reports
Urbana school district investigates allegations that a male district employee abused female students. Superintendent Owen Rentschler confirms an inquiry is under way though no charges have been filed. The Gazette received an anonymous letter prompting review and no local police or sheriff reports had been filed yet.
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Gazette
Benton County Sheriff's Department
Peter Wright
Sheriff's Department
David Happel
Vinton
Urbana School Board
Benton County Attorney’s Office
Sharon wins round one of $50 million libel suit
Former Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon wins the first phase of his libel case against Time magazine after a jury finds a 1983 Time cover story defamatory. The panel says the paragraph implied Sharon consciously permitted a Christian Lebanese militia to massacre Palestinians in West Beirut in September 1982. The verdict advances to determine truth, malice, and actual damages in subsequent stages.
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Los Angeles Times Service
New York
Ariel Sharon
Time Magazine
Sharon
West Beirut
Lili
Time
Ray Cave
Mime control questioned amid dan gers of mind control
A cheeky note on mime control as a playful twist on mind control jokes. It riffs on copyright concerns and contemporary chatter about creative permissions.
Caveman diet expert cites stroke and kidney protection
Dr Louis Tobian Jr notes high potassium in prehistoric diets shields rats from stroke and kidney failure and may benefit hypertensive humans. He cites archaeological data showing primitive peoples consume far more potassium and links low potassium to higher stroke and kidney disease risk, urging more study.
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Onterey
Calif
Louis Tobian Jr
University of Minnesota Hospital
School of Medicine
Tobian
American Southeast
Scotland
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