Van insurers drop 15 passenger vans affecting non profits in Iowa
Non profit groups including YMCA churches and the Variety Club face higher premiums and loss of coverage for 15 passenger vans. Cedar Rapids area groups switch to small buses or coaches, remove rear seats, and limit highway speeds while churches retrofit vans for stability with dual rear wheels through local partnerships.
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George C. Ford
Vhs Gazette
Dar Rapids
Carlson
YMCA
Variety Club
Iowa
Rick Gail
First Assembly of God
Cedar Rapids
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Jay Cassill
Cassill Motors
David Wallace
the Gazette
Mason Pucelik
Zachary Benton-Slocum
Stephanie Petchulat
Kenwood Elementary
Noelridge Pool
Insurgent War Seen Ending Through Politics Not Military
Senior U.S. officers in Iraq say there is no long term military solution to the insurgency. The path forward lies in Iraqi politics despite Shiite Sunni divisions. Officials note continuing violence while signals of negotiation with insurgents grow.
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Iraqi Islamic Party
Abu Hanifa
Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Knight Ridder
Aghdad
U.S
Florence Aubenas
Hussein Hanoun al-Saadi
Pillsbury Doughboy
Casey
Voters to decide city government form in Cedar Rapids
The election opens at 7 a.m. in 47 precincts and closes at 8 p.m. The Linn County auditor Linda Langenberg predicts turnout near 25 percent, with about 22,000 to 24,000 voters expected of 83,514 registered.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linda Langenberg
Linn County
Ballot Change to Commission Form Voters Decide Tuesday
Coverage directs readers to Gazetee Online after 8 p.m. for extended coverage and notes about 10 percent absentee voting before polls open Tuesday. It recalls March 1996 turnout of 17,774 ballots, or 26.15 percent, and cites about 16,000 more registered voters now as the city weighs a commission form option on Tuesday’s ballot.
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Langenberg
Commission
Milwau kee Ridge housing backs sex offender checks
Texas developers propose Milwau kee Ridge on a 213 acre tract near Lubbock with 665 homes priced 100000 to 150000. Buyers undergo criminal background checks and no convicted sex offenders will be allowed. The plan stems from high profile cases prompting community safety measures.
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Lubbock, Texas
Times
Clayton Isom
Milwaukee Ridge
West Texas
Florida
Jessica Lunsford
Isom
I&s Investments
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GazetteOnline.com
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Texas Tech University
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