Cedar Rapids Police Demo New Firearms Simulator
The Cedar Rapids Police Department showcased its seventy thousand dollar Firearms Training Simulator on Tuesday. The Inn Circle in Cedar Rapids offers homeless individuals a path to self sufficiency through skill building. Iowa State Cyclones and University of Iowa women’s teams posted wins over Texas Tech and Wisconsin, respectively. The February Consumer Reports notes certain pet food brands lack essential nutrients.
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Iowa State Cyclones
Texas Tech
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Pork and beans overhaul sought by Iowa producers
Iowa pork producers seek a healthier image for the dish and urge companies to alter recipes. McLeod Academy plans to close May 31 but will reopen in some form next fall, according to parents.
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Iowa
McLeod Academy
Teens brace for Branstad teen driving plan debate
Law enforcement and insurance voices join Driver Education instructors in weighing Gov. Branstad's proposal for tighter teen driver restrictions. Youth Plus in Thursday's Gazette analyzes the policy push and potential enforcement.
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Terry Branstad
Cities seek local deer control authority in Iowa
Iowa City asks DNR for permission to use sharpshooters to reduce a deer herd seen as too large for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Officials say sharpshooting is not recreational and stress the need for local solutions with DNR cooperation.
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Iowa City
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
al Farris
DNR Fish and Wildlife Division
Natural Resources Commission
Iowa
Farris
Lisa Handsaker
Iowa City City
Handsaker
Bartz
Dale Todd
Department of Natural Resources
Todd
University of Iowa resumes classes after monthlong break
University of Iowa students return to campus after a monthlong holiday break. Returning students fill Iowa City streets and stores as classes resume on Tuesday. Photographs show the Memorial Union entrance with students walking and backpacks in cubbyholes.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
The
Memorial Union
Backers spar over wildlife park at Squaw Creek site
The 54 acre Squaw Creek park parcel eyed for a wildlife park drew 100 supporters and critics at a Linn County Conservation Board meeting. Jeff Smith outlined a $13 million plan to recreate habitats across three continents with an endangered species carousel while opponents protested urbanizing the park. The board deferred decision, saying it will gather more input and consult supervisors before acting.
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Friends of the Zoo Board
Jeff Smith
Squaw Creek Zoo
Conservation Board
Squaw Creek Park
Kaczynski ruled competent for trial amid schizophrenia report
Federal prison psychiatrist Dr. Sally Johnson found Theodore Kaczynski competent to stand trial while noting a paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis. The report, filed 47 pages long, was kept secret. negotiations reportedly reopened as prosecutors and defense discuss plea options ahead of opening statements.
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Sacramento
Calif
Theodore Kaczynski
Associated Press
Sally Johnson
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Johnson
Washington
Lifesaving luck as mom finds doors of rescue
Jessica Hansen knocked on Dale Williams McDonald’s door after her 10 month old son Isiah Foster stopped breathing. Williams, a 20 year veteran first aid instructor, performed artificial respiration and revitalized the infant. Paramedics then took the baby to hospital for tests while Hansen recovered from fear.
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Jessica Hansen
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Hansen
Mike Dclinton
Dale Williams
Medicare bars providers for student loan defaults
Gazette reports 1,402 health care providers, including five Iowans with four chiropractors and a dentist, defaulted on education loans and face loss of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Total default debt exceeds $107 million with an average $76,000 per person. the list includes Palmer College of Chiropractic alumni and is posted online and in the Federal Register.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services
Federal Register
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Florida
Georgia
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Texas
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Davenport
Palmer College Chiropractic
James B. Crawford
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Karla Gibson
Quaw Creek
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Isiah
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