Vilsack outlines high tech Iowa aims and farm value plan
Governor Tom Vilsack told Elkader and Fayette audiences he will visit all 99 counties to push a high tech future. He calls for better K through 12 education with enhanced pay and goals for teachers and staff, and a $42 million start to raise teacher pay. He urged adding value to crops by local processing and targeted uses for corn and soybeans through plant science at ISU and new processing plants.
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Tom Vilsack
Elkader
Fayette
Gentral Community High School
Fayette Public Library
Vilsack
Iowa State University
Police Investigate Edgewood Drive Crash Near Westdale Mall
Police probe an accident at Edgewood Drive and 29th Avenue SW last night injuring at least two. A 10 p.m. collision between a car and an SUV occurred near Westdale Mall with few details released.
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Edgewood Drive
29Th Avenue SW
Westdale Mall
Washington man charged in multiple burglaries in Iowa
Curtis Franklin Hahn 25 of Muscatine was charged Friday with six counts of third degree burglary and two counts of fifth degree theft for Oct 11 burglaries in Washington Iowa. Other suspects face pending charges as authorities review potential links to burglaries in Crawfordsville Riverside Muscatine and Des Moines Henry Scott and Jackson counties.
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Curtis Franklin Hahn
Muscatine
Washington
Iowa
Washington County
Gulf War memories fade as veterans move on from combat
Ray Young, a Persian Gulf War veteran, keeps his prosthetic feet and Purple Heart in a home box, memories fading after a decade. Ross Perot funded the high tech feet, but Young and others later found VA inserts more comfortable. The public recalls a swift air and ground campaign that left 146 Americans dead.
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Ray Young
Iraq
Ross Perot
Perot
Young
Department of Veterans Affairs
Rockwell-Collins
Cedar Rapids
America
Kuwait
Central City native recounts Iraq war near miss and return
A Linn County veteran recalls a four day offensive that overwhelmed Iraqi forces in Iraq and Kuwait. He describes rapid advances, multiple skirmishes, and capturing soldiers before a desert land mine injured him. Months of rehab followed before discharge and return.
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Iraq
Kuwait
United States
Linn County
Perot
Gulf War memories from Iowa veterans span fear and pride
Veterans from Cedar Rapids Coralville and Iowa City recount the Persian Gulf War experiences. Roy Morford recalls a late war push into Kuwait and burning oil fields while Connie Houlden, Ray Richardson and Steve Thimmesch describe mines, nerve agent precautions, and close combat over seven battles in three days.
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Ray Morford
Cedar Rapids
Buddy Chris Norris
Des Moines
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Coralville
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North Liberty Garden Center
Ray Richardson
Wepreeteekere Meee
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University Hospitals
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U.S
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Corinne
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