Cedar Rapids man sentenced for drug dealing in federal court
Confessed drug dealer John Richmond of Cedar Rapids was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to serve nearly 10 years in jail. The note mentions a former University of Iowa football player also receiving a federal prison sentence for dealing in drugs. It adds that presidents of Iowa's three public universities got 8 percent raises. Higher coaches salaries take effect. Sports coverage on different pages.
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John Richmond
Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court
U of I
Iowa
Iowa News Notes on Linn building repairs and lunch costs
In the Linn engineering building ten years after completion, siding and windows require attention. The item mentions higher school lunch prices for the coming year and praises Dave Nagle for initiating arms control legislation.
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Linn Engineering
Iowa
Dave Nagle
Neighbors Praise Jeet Kune Do Practiced by Officers
Two law enforcement officers credit jeet kune do with aiding their work. The article notes the martial art’s influence on their training and approach to duties.
Lawyer with the gift of gab and grab prompts chuckle
A light fake headline plays on a lawyer who supposedly combines eloquence with aggressive grabbing. The quip pivots on wordplay about persuasion and opportunism in legal circles.
Panel approves half surtax cut for catastrophic Medicare care
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to halve the surtax funding catastrophic illness coverage for seniors and raise the flat premium for most 65 plus. Couples under 25,000 face higher costs while those over 80,000 pay more, with a lifetim e option to decline coverage at the cost of Part B loss. The panel also kept the consumer interest deduction for 24 million filers and weighed capital gains tax cuts amid partisan debate.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bush
United crew improvised after hydraulic failure in DC-10 crash
Pilot Al Haynes said the United Airlines crew improvised when hydraulic fluid was lost after the DC-10 engine failure. He noted there was no procedure for such a failure and that the team aimed to land at Sioux Gateway Airport as investigators studied engine No. 2 and hydraulic system damage.
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Sioux City
United Airlines
al Haynes
Dudley Dvorak
Haynes
William Records
Dvorak
United
Denny Fitch
Sioux Gateway Airport
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Transportation
Samuel Skinner
Federal Aviation Administration
James Busey
United Airlines Flight 232
High level corruption in IRS scrutinized by House panel
The House Government Operations Committee charged that senior IRS officials engaged in misconduct and ethical breaches after a yearlong probe. Staff outlined eight cases of questionable inquiries, favors to avoid tax detection, private use of government resources, and improper intervention in a Justice Department investigation. Leonard Bernard called ethics erosion among top IRS ranks evident.
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Washington
House
The
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
House Government Operations Committee
Subcommittee On Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs
Subcommittee
Justice Department
Leonard Bernard
Gung ho Cops Stir Guttenberg in Northeast Iowa
Guttenberg's new officers have drawn complaints of harassment and driving away tourists in this Mississippi River town of 2,400. Mayor Merrick and Police Chief Burke defend the officers Rick Tabor and Bruce Hunt, while resignations by reserve officers Ward and Fischer highlight town tensions.
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Val Swinton
Northeast
Iowa
Attenberg
Guttenberg
Mississippi River
Karen Merrick
Mike Burke
Rick Tabor
Bruce Hunt
Tabor
Hunt
Dennis Ward
Ladean Fischer
Fischer
Monticello and county clash over irrigation permit
Monticello officials accuse the Jones County Board of Supervisors of issuing a well drilling permit for Asgrow Seed Co without reviewing potential harm to the underground water supply. They seek an immediate review, citing possible ordinance violations and impact on area wells.
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Monticello
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Asgrow Seed Co
Bernie Barker
Asgrow
Anamosa
DNR
Don Tobiason
Tobiason
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Iowa News
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Jack Young
General Electric Co
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Evendale
New York Times
Gung-ho
John G. Adney
Gazette
Connie Sue Ricklefs
Board of Supervisors
Steve Strang
Stephen Locher
Locher
Merlin Moore
Strang
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Wells
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