Funding push for freight transportation improvements nationwide
Des Moines based report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials warns that roads rails ports and airports lack needed investments. It forecasts 1.8 million more trucks on the road in ten years and one extra truck for every two today in twenty years.
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3 Moines
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Mystery piece restores Brush Chapel history in New Bo
Cedar Rapids historian Harvey Viall, 83, recalls Cedar Rapids station of the Denver-Chicago Trucking Co. at the former Brush Chapel building. His memories help Robyn Rieckhoff push a National Register bid tied to World War II, as Steve Van Fleet plans a 900000 redevelopment into a Mexican Italian restaurant.
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Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
Denver-Chicago Trucking Co
Viall
Vials
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Czech Village
New Bohemia
Main Street
Rieckhoff
Iowa
Montana
Third St
Joseph Steggall
Larry Steggall
Cedar Rapids lawmaker James Wells who pushed no smoking bill dies
James Wells a former Iowa legislator who proposed a 10 fine for public smoking in 1975 died Tuesday in Des Moines at age 87 He helped steer a 2008 workplace smoking ban and advocated state university license plates for scholarships Wells was born August 7 1928 in Marathon and worked at Quaker Oats before politics He is survived by his wife Shirley and three daughters Linda King Cheryl Meyer and Nancy Ledermeier
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Des Moines
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Quaker Oats
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Senate
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Linda King
Cheryl Meyer
Nancy Ledermeier
Iowa officials decline to take pay cuts amid budget strain
Three Iowa leaders resist Gov. Culvers 10 percent salary cut while Lt. Gov. Judge Secretary of State Mauro and Treasurer Fitzgerald say they will not follow. Mauro says he has not had a raise in four years and Fitzgerald notes a 10 percent shrink in his office budget.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Michael Mauro
Michael Fitzgerald
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Mauro
Culver
Fitzgerald
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Solon plans new well amid growth costs
Solon approves a $204,835 bid to Gingerich Well and Pump Service for a new municipal well to meet population growth. City Clerk Susie Liddell says the project adds to the existing well, with total cost around $1 million depending on test well water quality and potential need for a water main to the treatment plant.
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Cassandra Lippincott
Gingerich Well and Pump Service, LLC
Dubuque inmate assault case adds to manslaughter convict
Jerel Wright, 19, already found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Jemarns West’s death and of attempted murder in Derrick Tye’s case, is charged with assaulting inmate Shawn Kass in Dubuque County Jail. Video reportedly shows 13 to 15 punches. Kass treated and released.
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