RACING STUDY Considers Des Moines area race track viability
The Iowa Racing Commission weighs conducting its own study on what type of facility could succeed in Des Moines as central Iowa hesitates over a $52 million thoroughbred track. Other items note a suspended sentence in Benton County for involuntary manslaughter in a newborn death and flood-fighting rains being drier than normal in June.
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Iowa Racing Commission
Iowa
Des Moines
Benton County District Court
Iona Today
Paul Waite
ICLU warns Cedar Rapids on drug test policy suit risk
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union plans to sue if Cedar Rapids requires drug tests for job applicants and employees. ICLU cites the Fourth Amendment and privacy rights, noting past precedents in urinalysis cases and the unreliability of many tests.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Cryss Farley
ICLU
Iowa
Iowa Department of Corrections
U.S. District Court
Harold Vietor
Department
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Farley
Chemical spill closes I-70 eight miles in Colorado
Grand Junction Hazardous Materials Recovery Team arrived after a truck overturned on Interstate 70 near Grand Junction early Wednesday spilling agricultural chemicals. An eight mile section of the highway was closed while responders cleaned up the load. The truck was en route from Greeley to Delta.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Greeley
Delta
Police chiefs object to high pressure ad solicitations
Cedar Rapids merchants protest sales calls from fundraisers claiming Iowa Law Enforcement magazine ties to police chiefs. The adverts push high pressure tactics. the Division of Consumer Protection investigates. magazine officials deny involvement and stress contracts bar officers.
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Cedar Rapids
Smers
Iowa Law Enforcement
Iowa Association of Police Chiefs
Gary Hinzman
Hinzman
Division of Consumer Protection
Iowa
Phillips
Smoke Free Policy At U of Iowa Hospitals Faces Nurse Gripes
Nurses at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics object to the new smoke free rule noting isolated smoking rooms hinder contact during emergencies. Subcommittee chair Dr. John Tinker says no nurse breaks unless covered and that rooms are for inveterate smokers, not a lounge, as policy takes effect.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
John Tinker
Tinker
U of I
Corrections issued on school bond vote and fertility drug
A Gazette correction states the College Community school board has not decided on placing swimming pool construction on the November 4 bond vote. It also clarifies a June 4 report wrongly linked the fertility drug to deaths, noting 1 to 2 percent adverse reactions and one fatality tied to the drug.
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College Community School Board
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