Veterans protest long waits at Iowa City VA center
About 30 veterans, VA officials and staff gathered in Iowa City to protest a 12 month waiting list for non emergency care at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Officials report 3 000 veterans on the list and 600 new service seekers each month across regional outpatient centers.
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Congress
Iowa City
VA Medical Center
Kirt Sickels
Waterloo
Dubuque
Bettendorf
Galesburg
Ill
Quincy
Tri-State
Vietnam Veterans Association
Larry Shelton
Anamosa
Don Krier
Trucker Arrested After Displaying Handgun on I 80
Tennessee trucker Ronnie Lydell Anderson, 46, was arrested on I 80 east of West Branch after a witness saw him flash a loaded .38 caliber pistol. He faces felon in possession charges. pistol seized from under his seat. The incident prompted FBI referral. serial number scratches may add more weapons violations.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
West Branch
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FBI seeks man linked to 14 Midwest bank robberies
FBI investigators describe a white man aged 50 to 60, about 6 feet tall, 180 to 200 pounds with sandy hair and glasses as the suspect in 14 bank robberies across six states since October. Banks hit include Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Davenport, Cedar Falls, Albert Lea and others in Iowa Illinois Wisconsin South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska. He showed a gun but did not fire in each robbery.
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Omaha
Neb
FBI
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Larry Holmquist
Holmquist
Sioux City
Davenport
Cedar Falls
Albert Lea
Minn
State panel upbeat about Iowa's fiscal growth next year
The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference lowered its 2002 tax growth projection to 4.5 percent from 4.7 percent while predicting a return to normal growth. The panel cites a midyear windfall from federal tax changes and emergency reserves as offsets and foresees state tax receipts near 5.347 billion dollars for the year ending June 30, with growth stabilizing around four percent after November.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
State Revenue Estimating Conference
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Dennis Prouty
REC
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