Grassley urges crackdown on farm bill abuses
Iowa senator Chuck Grassley told a Des Moines Area Community College field hearing that stronger Agriculture Department enforcement, tighter rules, and a hard cap of 250000 on federal farm payments are needed. He cited media glare from disaster relief payouts and that 72 percent of payments go to 10 percent of farmers, urging a safer safety net to prevent future farm bill trouble.
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U.S
Chuck Grassley
Des Moines Area Community College
U.S. Agriculture Department
Grassley
Columbia
Texas
Iowa
Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Prison Industries regroups after Fort Madison escape
Iowa Prison Industries reports a rebound plan after a $380000 sales drop in the year ending June 30. The program retooled operations, kept 90 staff and about 600 inmate workers, aiming for $22 million in sales in the next year following the Fort Madison escape and shutdowns.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
ES Moines
Iowa Prison Industries
Prison Industries
Roger Baysden
Iowa
Robert Legendre
Martin Moon
Fort Madison
Baysden
Corrections
Chicago City Council weighs limits on unhealthy living
Chicago lawmakers push restrictions on foie gras and fast food oils while expanding bans on smoking in public places and using cell phones while driving. May or Richard Daley defends focus on real problems, while Alderman Natarus warns of overreach.
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Chicago
U.S
Richard M. Daley
Joe Moore
Burton Natarus
Natarus
Unsolved Cedar Rapids murder adds to neighborhood crisis
Cedar Rapids police hunt a gunman after Anthony Posley age 22 is shot to death on Sixth Avenue SE. Posley, who moved from Chicago in 1997, had prior legal trouble and previous non fatal shooting in October. Linn County Medical Examiner rules the homicide from a chest gunshot. Neighbors recall a loud argument before gunfire. Murder, page 6A.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Anthony Posley
Pioneer Ave
Sixth Avenue SE
Posley
Chicago
Linn County
Donald Linder
Pesley
Unsolved Wellington Heights Murder Involving Damar Magett
Unsolved murder in Wellington Heights features Damar Magett of Chicago shot in the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue SE on May 10 1999. Paul Gilbert of Cedar Rapids faced charges in the slaying but was acquitted by a jury.
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Damar Magett
Chicago
Fifth Avenue SE
Paul Gilbert
Cedar Rapids
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St. Luke’s Hospital
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Mt. Vernon Rd
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Willie Junior
Brooks
15Th Street SE
Tyrone Gilbert
Judith Weeks
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