Corbett Eyes City Purchase Of Crowne Plaza Hotel
Cedar Rapids mayor Ron Corbett proposes using a $3.5 million fire insurance payout from the former Sinclair meatpacking plant to buy the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel downtown. City Council supports the plan, arguing it won’t raise taxes while funds from disasters aid demolition and redevelopment.
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Security breach highlights photocopier data risks in Eastern Iowa
The Gazette reports that digital photocopiers with hard drives store scanned documents for years. RK Dixon says they wipe drives on lease ends, but leases often omit drive data terms and some procedures vary in effectiveness. CBS News showed inexpensive forgery of data from used copiers, revealing sensitive information.
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Can-Do Spirit Eroded by Gulf Spill and Global Crises
Washington A P report notes America’s can-do ethos hurting from the Gulf oil spill, job losses, and deficits. It cites a six week oil leak, high unemployment, and ongoing U S struggles in Afghanistan and with Iran and North Korea.
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1979 Ixtoc disaster backdrops BP oil spill lessons
The 1979 Ixtec blowout near Ciudad del Carmen Mexico caused a massive Gulf spill with days of fire and a 10 month effort to stop the leak. The AP recalls how Pemex tried methods similar to BP and warns of lingering sobering parallels to today’s spill.
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