Stork to resign as Iowa Board of Regents executive director
Frank Stork will resign as executive director of the Iowa Board of Regents office in Des Moines effective August. He has led the office since 1998 and will become general counsel for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa. The regents will name an interim director and launch a national search.
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Des Moines
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Blue Shield
Iowa
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Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa County accident injuries improve for three victims
Three of four injured in a Friday Iowa County crash have improved. Julia Miller aged 15 moved from serious to fair at University Hospitals Iowa City while Judy Miller 33 and Gabriel White 19 were released. Brittany Miller 11 remains in critical condition. the crash occurred about 10 30 p m on Interstate 80 west of Iowa City when Judy Miller drove the van into the median causing a rollover.
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Julia Miller
Des Moines
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Judy Miller
Davenport
Gabriel White
Rock Island
Brittany Miller
Iowa State Patrol
Robbery on 15th Street NE Cedar Rapids Targets Teenagers
Three youths aged 13 16 and 19 were robbed on Sunday night in the 500 block of 15th Street NE Cedar Rapids. Investigators say three men approached on foot one displayed a handgun and demanded cash. Victims handed over an undisclosed amount and the suspects fled toward First Avenue. Call 286 5348 or Crimestoppers at 1 800 CR CRIME with information.
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Cedar Rapids
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First Avenue
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Swisher Legion to Hold Flag Disposal Ceremony
The Swisher American Legion will dispose of flags at 7 p.m. Thursday in a ceremony open to the public outside the legion post. If weather is bad, the event moves indoors.
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Swisher American Legion
Vilsack sets path for second redistricting map in Iowa
Gov. Tom Vilsack said he will sign the second redistricting plan next week if lawmakers approve it in a June 19 special session. The plan would pair 64 incumbents into 36 open seats while addressing district changes in the 4th and 5th congressional districts and align with his push on tax rebates. The session chairmen seek an electric plant siting bill and to extend an employer surcharge funding rural workforce centers.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Vilsack
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Senate
House
Cab Smoking Ban Clarified for Cedar Rapids Cabbies
Public Safety Commissioner David Zahn says cab drivers will not face citations if they reasonably request passengers to stop smoking. Passengers who smoke can be ticketed, as can drivers who smoke in cabs. Enforcement hinges on police discretion and driver warnings, with Marion and Hiawatha adopting similar rules.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Public Safety
David Zahn
Zahn
Marion
Hiawatha
Jeff Schott
Schott
Iowa
Book blends humor with trials of a blind plasma scientist
Crockett Grabbe, a University of Iowa plasma physicist, writes Duck Soup for the Diehard Soul under SeaLane Gray about his battles with blindness balance problems and dysarthria. Humor sustains him amid pituitary tumor surgery cerebral hemorrhage and personal losses at Iowa and CalTech.
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University of Iowa
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University Hospitals
Iowa City
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Cedar Rapids
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Italy
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Crockett Grabbe
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Grabbe
Cedar Rapids levy extension keeps school funding steady
Cedar Rapids residents will pay the instructional support levy for at least one more year as the district extends the levy until June 30, 2003. No petition forced a vote, despite the effort by the Against Local Option Tax group to gather signatures before the deadline.
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