Motorist tied to al Qaida plans faces weapons charge
Michael Wagner 44 of San Diego pleaded not guilty in U S District Court to being a felon in possession of body armor and weapons. Iowa troopers found flight training manuals, bulletproof vests and night vision gear in his SUV along with literature linking to al Qaida and the Taliban. He was stopped on I 80 east of Council Bluffs for not wearing a seat belt. The vehicle also contained a 9 mm pistol, ammunition and marijuana residue. Wagner previously was convicted in California in 1988 of lewd acts with a minor. He is held without bail pending trial August 30.
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California
Group backs central Iowa riverboat casino plan free of Des Moines aid
A private group seeks a $150 million casino hotel near Des Moines without help from Des Moines officials who require opposition to riverboat ventures. Prairie Meadows, owned by Polk County and leased to RACI, will pay millions annually to the city and schools under a new agreement, while Des Moines would block rival casino attempts.
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City Officials Praise Web Site Use for Public Information
C R Pate lauds the city for effective Web site programming and aims to expand use of local access cable channels. Finance Commissioner Hanson, on vacation, missed the discussion and had opposed a second phase with JS Day & Associates after a $35 000 first phase yielded a brief 3 percent page report.
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Pate
Hanson
JS Day & Associates
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Two RAGBRAI riders involved in separate crashes in Iowa
Schleswig-Davenport resident 49 dies after Sunday crash on Crawford County Road E-16 during RAG BRAI. Jeff Jones of Alexandria, Virginia, was injured in a separate crash on the same road segment. Des Moines opposes Patriot Act with a city council resolution 4-3 vote.
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Alexandria
Des Moines
Congress
Reading teenagers build bonds through shared reading
Sebontu Roba, 9, and teens from Ethiopia and Sudan join Cedar Rapids youths in a reading program. They exchange books, earn Reading Rocks money, and mentor younger students while enjoying art and music activities. Maher would run another summer if interest stays high.
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the Gazette
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Reading Rocks
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood
Sebontu Roba
Ethiopia
Sebontu
Lemi Tilahun
Mandela Amuda
Tilahun
United States
Amuda
Sudan
Maher
Latreia dream to expand service footprint across states
Dave Rasdal reports on a youth group from Wartburg aiming to grow Latreia from a small church charity into a national network. They plan 51 service trips starting January at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland Mississippi and February in Raleigh North Carolina with End Hunger, plus shelters in New York.
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Recount Underscores Levy Vote Split at Central City
Wold and Taylor found a fourth questionable ballot, shifting the levy result from 60.09 to 59.89 percent with three no votes added. Dave Goodlove faults Wold for wavering but she defends neutrality and recount experience. He expects a return to the citizens committee to revisit the bond issue.
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Taylor
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Dave Goodlove
Central City School Board
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