City storm cleanup to finish in three weeks says official
Streets Commissioner Don Thomas said it may take city crews about three more weeks to finish cleanup from the July 20 storm. Only about one quarter of debris was cleared by Monday and IDOT trucks assisting will be unavailable after Wednesday. The storm emergency ends and residents must bundle yard waste into 2 by 2 by 3 foot stacks for curb removal.
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Don Thomas
Thomas
Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty to methamphetamine charges
Todd Becker aged 31 of Cedar Rapids has pleaded guilty in U S District Court to drug charges after police found methamphetamine related items and 51 grams of meth at his northeast Cedar Rapids residence on July 13 2000 He faces up to 40 years in prison and a 2 million dollar fine Sentencing date not yet set Linn County Emergency Management will hold a security drill after 8 a m Wednesday at the Duane Arnold Energy Center testing plant emergency procedures and terrorism responses in the Cedar Rapids area.
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Todd Becker
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Becker
Daniel Tvedt
Linn County Emergency Management
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Emergency Operations Center
Mayor Ernie Lehman Undergoes Emergency Surgery
OWA CITY Mayor Ernie Lehman, 62, is recovering after emergency surgery at Mercy Iowa City to remove scar tissue from a prior aneurysm operation. He said he hopes to leave the hospital by Friday and described his condition as hunky-dory.
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Ernie Lehman
Mercy Iowa City
Lehman
Mike Deupree Resumes Column After Vacation
Mike Deupree takes a vacation and his column returns Thursday as he resumes his regular weekly feature for the newspaper.
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Mike Deupree
Coralville Hotel Group Sues to Block Convention Center
Coralville Hotel Associates owners of Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn sue in Johnson County District Court to block a $63.2 million hotel and convention center project. The suit argues city subsidies violate Iowa Code by prohibiting municipal competition with private industry though exceptions exist for sports arenas and recreation facilities.
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The
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Coralville Hotel Associates
Johnson County
Eastern Iowa Airport to replace historic hangar with new facility
Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Airport Commission approves a 25 year lease with Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation Inc. to build a 2.4 million hangar and new general aviation terminal. The 1959 terminal has hosted presidents and gubernatorial hopefuls including George W. Bush in 2000 and will be replaced due to maintenance issues and high rehab costs. Bill Thrift of Piedmont Hawthorne calls the project a welcome development as the airport modernizes its doorway to the community.
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George C. Ford
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ber 2000
Larry Mullendere
Mullendore
Airport Commission
Piedmont Haw
Piedmont-Hawthorne
Iowan recalls Bob Hope kindness and memories at golf
An Iowa resident Joey Ohsman recalls Bob Hope as generous and kind. He met Hope in 1981 at Lakeside Country Club in California and says Hope helped his act by providing jokes and bookings. Ohsman notes Hope appeared in Desert Classic events and NBC specials and even funded a trip home to Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
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Taluca Lake
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North Hollywood
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NBC
Palm Springs
Iowa
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Bob Hope
Toluca Lake
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