Officer wins stress disability pension amid assault arrest
Cedar Rapids police arrest patrolman Mark Matias on an assault charge the same day he is approved for a stress related disability pension of more than 16 000 dollars a year for life by the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System. The decision follows a medical panel review. Residents criticize the outcome and blame the doctors and pension board.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Pal Fire & Police Retirement System
Bud Byrne
Mark Matias
Matias
Pension Board
Dennis Jacobs
Retirement System
Jacobs
Byrne
Heatwave Drives Record Humidity Across Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa faced extreme humidity with dew points in the 80s and heat indices near 125 to 127 degrees. National Weather Service officials warn of dangerous conditions as a high pressure system swelters the central United States and utilities report record electricity use.
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Vazette
Iowa
John Feldt
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
IES
Kirkwood Community
College
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids Water Use Record and SES Demand Report
Cedar Rapids water usage reached 41.35 million gallons with a prior high of 44.97 million on June 21 1995. SES demand hit 2137 megawatts versus the June 21 1995 record of 2103 megawatts. No heat related hospital treatments were reported in Cedar Rapids or Iowa City.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Student’s Parent Seeks Help Over Repeated School Calls
The speaker describes daily calls from a teacher and principal about their son. They state they are the victim and claim the boy has no limits and shows no concern for rules. The remark highlights ongoing concerns about behavior and parental involvement.
Desperate Parents Seek Help With Out-of-Control Teens
In Cedar Rapids a Foundation II meeting room hosts 10 parents and others seeking guidance on teens who run away and lash out. They share stories of fights, broken trust, and daily phone calls from schools, hoping strategies to restore limits and safety.
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Foundation II
Cedar Rapids
Grassley Flags High AmeriCorps Costs in Probe
Senator Grassley released a congressional study alleging the AmeriCorps program spends about 27 thousand dollars per volunteer with less than half reaching the volunteers. He cites costs up to 42 thousand dollars annually and argues admin overhead is high while funding from private sources is only half. CNS chief Segal defends the program as chartered and beneficial to communities.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington
Charles Grassley
Clinton
Iowa Republican
AmeriCorps
Piy
Oranenuurtional Service
Grassley
Eli Segal
CNS
General Accounting Office
Segal
Priority One receives $400000 lodging tax pledge
Cedar Rapids pledges 400000 in lodging tax revenues over five years to Priority One, the Chamber of Commerce economic development arm. Details on page 1B.
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Cedar Rapids
Priority One
The
Chamber of Commerce
Thieves Target Recycling Sites Cited Nationwide
A national rise in thefts at recycling drop-off locations due to high newsprint costs is noted, with Cedar Rapids officials denying any local incidents. The report references a New Jersey paper about Rutgers University offering C Vivian Stringer a $155000 yearly salary to lead Iowa's women's basketball program.
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Cedar Rapids
New Jersey
Rutgers University
Iowa
C. Vivian Stringer
Clinton urges limited school prayer guidelines
President Clinton stated that religion is not barred in public schools and ordered guidelines from Education Secretary Riley and Attorney General Reno to clarify permissible religious activity. He argued students may say grace, read the Bible in study halls, wear faith themed shirts, and hold religious clubs on school grounds. The speech drew praise from religious conservatives and concern from the ACLU.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Clinton
Richard Riley
Janet Reno
Vienna
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Laura Murphy
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