Jungle cat euthanized after rabies test clears threat
Iowa City clinic euthanized Cabo the jungle cat after an autopsy showed no rabies. The cat had mauled a Chicago area toddler in June, prompting rabies shots for the child and a medical expense suit by the girl's parents against Sari Mintz, owner I william Harmon.
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Lynn M. Tefft
Wazette Johnson County Bureau
Associated Press
Iowa City
Chicago Area
Alice Mintz
Richard Stavins
Stavins
Downers Grove
Ill
University of Iowa
Alice
Judy
Bill Mintz
Sari Mintz
Cabo
All Pets Veterinary Clinic
Rosemary Zimmerman
Thomas Harmon
Mintz
Harmon
Charter Commission names drawn from Cedar Rapids area
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved 15 members for a new Charter Commission aiming to reflect the average resident. Appointees range 33 to 70, include an African American and a Czech member, with eight men and seven women from across the city. The panel has six months to draft a charter for voter consideration.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapidian
Matt Paul
East Side
Tom Levi
Dean Spina
Dick Ransom
P.T. Larson
Storm Turns Tubing Trip Into 11-Hour Ordeal
Eight Cedar Rapids friends on the Wapsipinicon River from Central City to Matsell Park spent 11 hours afloat amid heat sun cold rain and a storm with lightning. Two women called on prayers as they were rescued with others by locals and sheriff deputies after separating into groups. The misplanned Fourth of July float lacked life jackets and safety planning.
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Sierra Dr. NE
Loshbaugh
Kristin Pilling
Alexis Gatrelle
Hell
Heaven
Gatrelle
Pilling
Carl Maxey
Cedar Rapids
Matsell Park
Linn County Sheriff's Department
All Iowa Fair and Music Fest Opens at Hawkeye Downs
Theresa Schuyler and Betty Barton supervise a 7 month old shar per as workers for Bill Hames Shows pause during setup at Hawk Eye Downs Cedar Rapids. Ticket sellers tidy booths while fair runs through Sunday. Story, 35.
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Theresa Schuyler
Betty Barton
Bill Hames
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Story
Cedar Rapids spending changes eyed by task force
The Efficiency Review Task Force leader signals budget edits for Cedar Rapids schools. Page 1B offers details. The Small Business Administration delays Cedar Rapids office closure pending uniform criteria. Page 5C. Jeff Foxworthy headlines All Iowa Fair and Music Fest crowd with a strong show. Page 3B.
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Cedar Rapids
Small Business Administration
Jeff Foxworthy
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Storm
By Rick Smith
Wapsipinicon River
Central City
Waubeek
Gazette
Lisa Poweh
Chris Stewart
SBA
Evenness Farm
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