Memorial service for murdered girl Evelyn Miller
Emotion filled the First Congregational Church as hundreds mourned 5 year old Evelyn Miller in a funeral that featured teddy bear arrangements and an empty urn awaiting ashes. Relatives spoke of her brightness and the heartbreak of her loss while Governor said DHS acted appropriately in the case.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Evelyn Miller
Floyd
First Congregational Church
Charles City
Cedar River
Gazette
Harles City
DHS
Evelyn
Noel Miller
Casey Frederiksen
Miller
Andrew Christie
Lindsey
Potter Book Release Sparks Guarded Hype Across Stores
Cedar Rapids Public Library staff say they will unpack copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince but have not peeked at the plot. Barnes & Noble workers in Coralville report using the honor system for the highly anticipated title.
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J.K. Rowling
Booksell
Karen Johnson
Walker
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Coralville
Senate delays Social Security reform bill amid committee split
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee pushed Chairman Grassley to halt drafting a Social Security overhaul before the summer recess. Grassley said he still aims to have a bill ready before August recess and seeks Senate approval by late July. The impasse foreshadows possible failure to produce a formal measure this session.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Grassley
Senate
Bush plan for personal investment accounts
The plan offers voluntary private accounts for workers under 55 with staged eligibility by birth year from 2009 to 2011. Participants divert 4 percent of salary or two thirds of the 6.2 percent wage tax into the accounts, while future Social Security benefits would be reduced to offset the switch. Knight Ridder reports this fall ahead of a unified bill for the president.
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Knight Ridder
Gambling Commission Declines Moratorium on New Licenses
Iowa gambling commissioners rejected a moratorium on new licenses and signaled they will likely wait to review applications until the May licenses are operational. Commission Chair Diane Hamilton said the process was over May 11 and warned credibility would suffer if they kept accepting applications. No action was taken after more than an hour of public comment.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Johnston
Iowa
Commission
Diane Hamilton
Storm Lake
Black Hawk
Washington
Worth
Palo Alto
Moviegoers skip theaters as home viewing rises
Cedar Rapids resident Katie Reiling favors at home entertainment after a year away from cinemas. She cites inconvenient show times and costly, underwhelming films as reasons for buying a 50 inch HDTV. Hollywood faces a 19 week box office slump despite Fantastic Four gains.
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Hailey Reiling
Katie Reiling
Jacob Reiling
Cedar Rapids
Reiling
Eric Clark
The
Gazette
Hollywood
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